The United Kingdom's bid to withdraw from the European Union is typically characterized as a dramatic manifestation of British nationalism. In fact, it has almost nothing to do with Britain, and everything to do with English national identity, which has been wandering in the wilderness ever since the fall of Pax Britannica.
Sep 17, 2019 , et al. explain why further reductions in borrowing costs could hurt the global economy instead of helping it.
Sep 17, 2019 shows how Brexit, far from embodying resurgent British nationalism, could unravel the United Kingdom.
Sep 16, 2019 argues that investment in distributed renewables could fill a lage part of the continent's jobs deficit.
Sep 16, 2019 & present a three-point plan to help the European Union close the digital gap with the United States and China.
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