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 China prefers its own political model
by Zhang WeiWei
The world’s largest country and second largest economy has no tradition whatsoever of liberal democracy, says Zhang WeiWei, and many reasons for being wary of adversarial western political systems. He explains why Chinese see their own model as best suited to China’s needs
 
 
EW JOURNAL - EUROPE

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 - 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

“The UN and EU cannot expect farmers to reduce their carbon emissions significantly and deliver global food security at the same time”
by Simon Coveney

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.

“Europe won’t have an energy future without nuclear power”
by Hanna Trojanowska
The pressure around Europe and elsewhere from anti-nuclear campaigners prompts Hanna Trojanowska, Poland’s nuclear energy chief, to detail what she believes are its vital contributions to the EU energy mix

A practical guide to decarbonising the global economy
by Jim Skea
Sorting fact from fiction is becoming central to the climate change debate. In the aftermath of Copenhagen and with Cancun looming ahead, Jim Skea distinguished what can be done and what must be done
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