The U.S. and EU both want to trade with China—But they shouldn’t go it alone (Philippe Le Corre, Jonathan D. Pollack, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/12/15/the-u-s-and-eu-both-want-to-trade-with-china-but-they-shouldnt-go-it-alone/

How Much Europe Do Europeans Need? (Joschka Fischer, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/european-integration-nationalism-by-joschka-fischer-2016-11

Euro zone October factory growth near three-year high, PMI shows (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-pmi-idUSKBN12X1V5?il=0

China’s global rise: Can the EU and U.S. pursue a coordinated strategy? (Philippe Le Corre, Jonathan D. Pollack, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/chinas-global-rise-can-the-eu-and-u-s-pursue-a-coordinated-strategy/

Can Europe’s Banks Save the EU? (Dambisa Moyo, Project-Syndicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/deutsche-bank-european-cross-border-mergers-by-dambisa-moyo-2016-10

Which countries face the biggest policy challenges of aging populations in Europe and Central Asia? (Johannes Koettl, Brookings)

Demographically, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is the world’s oldest region. As such, the 46 diverse countries of the ECA region are at the forefront of addressing some of the many policy challenges related to aging populations.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2016/10/13/which-countries-face-the-biggest-policy-challenges-of-aging-populations-in-europe-and-central-asia/

Europe marches toward the ‘populist’ right (Yossi Mekelberg, Al Arabiya)

More than three months after the British people voted to leave the European Union, the much-awaited British decision to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has (almost) been announced. In a speech to her Conservative Party conference, Prime Minister May told the delegates that sometime in March next year her government will start the process of departing from the EU. It remains to be seen whether departure from this political union will push the rest of the EU closer together, or will signal the beginning of its disintegration.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/10/13/Europe-marches-toward-the-populist-right.html

Prospects for EU-India Security Cooperation (Observer Research Foundation)

A closed-door workshop and a public conference on ‘Prospects for EU-India Security Cooperation’ was organised by the Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with the European Union Institute for Security Studies, and Chatham House – The Royal Institute of International Affairs, on 26 September, 2016, in Delhi. These gatherings provided an opportunity to exchange views on the India- EU collaboration in three areas of common concern: radicalisation and terrorism; West Asia (the Middle East); and maritime security.

http://www.orfonline.org/research/prospects-for-eu-india-security-cooperation/

Should Europe Abandon Its Migrant Deal with Turkey? (Jill Goldenziel, Carl Hvenmark, The National Interest)

The EU must not allow itself to be bullied by an increasingly tyrannical Turkey.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/should-europe-abandon-its-migrant-deal-turkey-17944

What Hungary’s referendum says about Europe’s politics and policymaking (Matteo Garavoglia, Brookings)

On October 2, Hungarians were called to the ballot box to vote on the question “Do you want the European Union to be able to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary even without the consent of Parliament?” The referendum highlights a paradox, at the heart of many of Europe’s challenges today: Policymaking in a variety of domains increasingly takes place at the supranational level, while in the eyes of most citizens, politics still play out overwhelmingly through a national perspective. The lack of a pan-European public sphere only compounds this problem.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/10/03/what-hungarys-referendum-says-about-europes-politics-and-policymaking/

Brexit and its Consequences: Anglo-Japanese Relations in a Post-EU Referendum World (John Nilsson-Wright, Kiichi Fujiwara, Chatham House)

Substantial discrepancies in immediate strategic interests suggest that cooperation between the UK and Japan, if it is to take place, is likely to be modest in nature and should build on existing bilateral security accords.

https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/brexit-and-its-consequences-anglo-japanese-relations-post-eu-referendum-world

La Difesa e la foglia di fico (Stefano Silvestri, AffarInternazionali)

A me sembra che in questi giorni l’Ue sia spasmodicamente impegnata a parlar d’altro, ad evitare insomma di affrontare i problemi reali ed urgenti: quelli della stagnazione economica, della Brexit, del montare dei movimenti politici nazional-populisti e delle minacce alla sicurezza.

http://www.affarinternazionali.it/articolo.asp?ID=3634

Interactive: The refugee crisis beyond Europe (Al Jazeera)

Before Europe declared a "refugee crisis" in 2015, millions around the world had faced years of displacement.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/09/refugee-crisis-europe-160915102053180.html

Managing a Multipolar Europe (Mark Leonard, Project-Syndicate)

People used to think that the most important decisions affecting Europe were made in Paris, Berlin, or Brussels. But in recent months, as the European Union has confronted the refugee crisis, and the Syrian conflict that is fueling it, Moscow and Ankara have come to the fore. And the EU is divided on how to deal with its two disgruntled neighbors, Russia and Turkey, both of which feel increasingly snubbed by the West.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/eu-relations-russia-turkey-by-mark-leonard-2016-09

Apple, Brussels, and Ireland’s Bruised Sovereignty (Yanis Varoufakis, Project-Syndicate)

Despite their unequivocal Europeanism, the Irish have been serially mistreated by the European Union.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ireland-apple-unfair-tax-deal-by-yanis-varoufakis-2016-09

EU-RUSSIA: SELECTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE (Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Discussion Club)

Neither Brussels nor Moscow seem to have a clear understanding of what issues need to be included into the list of partnership destinations.

http://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/eu-russia-selective-engagement/

THE SCHENGEN’S FRAGILE PEACE: CAN THE EU REESTABLISH CONTROL? (Valdai Discussion Club)

On September 28, the Valdai Discussion Club hosted the presentation of a report titled “Schengen: Dead or Alive?” dedicated to migration issues in the European Union and possible challenges for Russia.

http://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/the-schengen-s-fragile-peace-can-the-eu-reestablish-control/

Islam in Europe: Extremism and integration (Turki Aldakhil, Al Arabiya)

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/08/10/Islam-in-Europe-Extremism-and-integration.html

The Brexit Debate and What it Means for Europe (CFR)

http://www.cfr.org/united-kingdom/brexit-debate-means-europe/p37939

Should Europe Be Concerned About Climate Refugees? (Rob Bailey, Gemma Green, Chatham House)

There is some evidence that climate change may already be playing a background role in Europe’s migration crisis

https://www.chathamhouse.org/EXPERT/COMMENT/SHOULD-EUROPE-BE-CONCERNED-ABOUT-CLIMATE-REFUGEES