More Europe, Less Brussels (Carl Bildt, Project-Syndicate)

The failed coup in Turkey has reminded us – as though a reminder was needed – of the once-inconceivable stability that the European Union has brought to Europe. But if the post-Brexit EU is to survive, it will need to change the way it thinks about itself.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/remaking-post-brexit-european-union-by-carl-bildt-2016-07

The South China Sea Is Not China’s (Gareth Evans, Project-Syndicate)

To no one’s surprise, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has upheld all the key arguments of the Philippines in its case against China on the application of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the South China Sea. In its ruling, which employed even tougher language than most expected, the tribunal cut the legal heart out of China’s claim that the sea is, in effect, a Chinese lake.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/south-china-sea-arbitration-ruling-by-gareth-evans-2016-07

Britain’s Moment of Truth (Daniel Gros, Project-Syndicate)

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has put the country’s role in Europe in limbo. Every day that passes deepens the impasse between the United Kingdom and the EU and makes the future more uncertain.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/brexit-norway-model-by-daniel-gros-2016-07

Learning from Namibia (Joseph E. Stiglitz, Anya Schiffrin, Project-Synbdicate)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/namibia-economic-social-success-story-by-joseph-e--stiglitz-and-anya-schiffrin-2016-06