ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

All the options for saving the eurozone have a price tag
by Kurt J. Lauk
The EU needs a “paradigm shift” away from inadequate bail-outs, says Kurt Lauk. But first he urges four measures to be incorporated into national legislations
EW Journal – International

Why the world must listen more carefully to Asia’s rising powers
by Barry Desker
The shifts in global power that began in the late 20th century have accelerated since the onset of the economic crisis in 2008. Barry Desker reports from Singapore on the lessons Western decision-makers should be drawing
 
EW Journal - Security & Defence

How Obama II is likely to see Europe
by Marta Dassù
A more “hands-off” approach to security problems around the Mediterranean and the Middle East may well be a hallmark of Barack Obama’s second term, suggests Marta Dassù leaving Europe in the hot seat
 
EW JOURNAL - EUROPE

Europe must drop the “one-size-fits-all” euro to remain competitive
by Hans-Olaf Henkel
Once an avowed advocate of the euro, German industrialist Hans-Olaf Henkel now believes it’s time to look at alternative solutions, and puts forward his suggestion for creating a “northern-euro” for economically stronger countries
 
EW Journal - Sustainable Europe

Europe’s energy cross-roads is dangerously close
by Fatih Birol - by Fatih Birol
Only greater efficiency will determine whether by 2020 energy will be a serious brake on the EU’s economic growth or an engine of recovery. Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s chief economist, sets out the policy options
 
 
EW Journal - Arab World

It’s gaining ground, but Arab democracy is very precarious
by Samir Makdisi
The wealth of oil reserves in some Arab countries, and internal tensions along with the Arab-Israeli conflict, have kept autocratic governments in power for many years. Samir Makdisi warns that these factors will continue to make new-found Arab democracies very vulnerable.
 
 
 
Europe's World Journal - previous Issues

A glimpse into the next industrial age
by Jeremy Rifkin
Mankind is entering the third industrial revolution, says American futurologist Jeremy Rifkin, and it heralds a future of more continental-scale political unions like the EU along with dramatic shifts in our economic patterns.

Greening the CAP, and pruning it too
by Valentin Zahrnt
It will soon be crunch-time for Europe’s controversially expensive CAP. Valentin Zahrnt puts forward ideas for slimming the EU’s €50bn a year farm budget while making it environmentally attractive

Europe needs policies to decouple economic growth from water and energy consumption
by Sylvie Lemmet

It is no longer enough to provide safe water and sanitation to the poor
by Mahmoud Mohieldin
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