Reform or Divorce in Europe

From an economic perspective, these changes are small; but today’s eurozone leadership may lack the political will to carry them out. That doesn’t change the basic fact that the current halfway house is untenable. A system intended to promote prosperity and further integration has been having just the opposite effect.

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The Globalization Disconnect

The design of more enlightened policies must account for the powerful pressures now bearing down on a much broader array of workers. The hyper-speed of Globalization 2.0 suggests the need for quicker triggers and wider coverage for worker retraining, relocation allowances, job-search assistance......

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Liberalizmi është gjendje e natyrshme

Por, në rastin kur punësimi bëhet vetëm nga shteti, liria nominale për të shprehur pikëpamjet ekstreme do të ishte thjesht një fasadë e gënjeshtërt. Në këtë rast ushtrimi i kësaj lirie do të kishte një çmim të papërballueshëm, ndoshta humbjen e mjetit të vetëm të jetesës. ...

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Marrëveshja e Ohrit, dështim politik

Preambula e Marrëveshjes së Ohrit, tregon se institucionet duhet të garantojnë barabarësinë e komuniteteve më të mëdha në vend, demokratizimin e Maqedonisë, realizim të prioriteteve konkrete për afrim në strukturat integruese të Maqedonisë në bashkësinë evro-atlantike dhe shteti të jetë në shërbim të qytetarit. ...

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Europe’s Brexit Hangover

The eurozone and the EU are unlikely to disintegrate suddenly. Many of the risks they face are on a slow fuse. And disintegration can of course be avoided by a political vision that balances the need for greater integration with the desire for some degree of national autonomy and sovereignty over a range of issues....

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The EU’s Bold New Strategy

With the presentation of the Global Strategy, those in favor of moving the European project forward have placed an initiative on the table. Without it, only proposals for less Europe would have been heard. Over the coming months, we must move our foreign and security policy forward......

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Give Britain Time

With time, Brexit’s enormous costs to British society will become apparent and give pause to anyone wishing to follow in the UK’s footsteps. When that day comes, it will be a real tragedy if what was begun by the extremists among us could not then be reversed by more reasonable minds. ...

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NATO ndjek strategjinë e duhur

NATO e vringëllin shpatën, por lehtë. Sepse po të mendosh në parametra ushtarakë, katër batalione në kufirin lindor, si u vendos në samit, nuk janë ndonjë kërcënim kushedi sa i madh për trupat e fuqishme ruse. Moska nuk impresionohet nga kjo....

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Globalization’s Political Fault Lines

The backlash against globalization is real and growing. But it can be contained and managed through policies that compensate workers for its collateral damage and costs. Only by enacting such policies will globalization’s losers begin to think that they may eventually join the ranks of its winners....

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Securing Post-Brexit Europe

Already, EU leaders have missed an important opportunity. They could have woven the process of defining Europe’s aspirations, and of drafting a security strategy that reflected them, into broader discussions of what the EU should be, including at the most recent European Council summit....

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