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 - Security & Defence

The “internet of things” holds golden promises, but also daunting cyber-threats
by Urmas Reinsalu
Governments and private sector organisations need to re-set their thinking on cyber-security, warns Estonia’s defence minister Urmas Reinsalu. He explains how his highly-wired country is responding to the new threat
 
EW JOURNAL - EUROPE

The unintended consequences of David Cameron’s démarche
by Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
The UK prime minister’s long-delayed speech on his country’s future relationship with the EU was originally to be given in Amsterdam, possibly because he expected a sympathetic reaction from the Netherlands’ present government. But former Dutch economy minister Laurens Jan Brinkhorst presents a less supportive appreciation
 
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 - Developing World

A 10-point plan for a closer EU-Africa partnership
by Louis Michel
A deeper relationship with Europe based on economic development is needed to unlock Africa’s potential, argues Louis Michel. He puts forward 10 concrete proposals
 
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.
 
 
 
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