Giles Merritt
Giles Merritt, the founder and chairman of the Friends of Europe think tank and its policy journal Europe’s World, and the author of Slippery Slope: Europe's Troubled Future.
Giles Merritt, the founder and chairman of the Friends of Europe think tank and its policy journal Europe’s World, and the author of Slippery Slope: Europe's Troubled Future.
The arrival of a centrist, pro-Europe technocrat in France’s powerful presidency is being widely hailed as auguring a turnaround in the EU’s fortunes. In fact, it may turn out to be anything but, with… read more
There’s a silver lining to the dark clouds of populist Euroskepticism crowding in on the EU. In Brussels and a number of Europe’s capitals, leaders know that the EU must respond to mounting discontent… read more
Last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris are likely to compound Europe’s deep divisions over how to respond to its refugee and migrant crisis. But calls for a new “Fortress Europe” risk making it harder… read more
From think tanks and NGOs to media and business lobbying, Germans have become the EU’s foremost movers and shakers, and occupy its political institutions’ top posts. But, though indisputably the stron… read more
The surprise result of the United Kingdom’s general election, which will return Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservative Party to power for another five years, suggests that Britain’s voters … read more
The attacks in Paris last month unleashed a welter of opinion about how to prevent further violence – whether by jihadist terrorists or against Muslim communities. But the focus of that debate risks e… read more
New European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has yet to respond adequately to the revelation that, under his leadership, Luxemburg made deals enabling multinational corporations to avoid taxe… read more
It is possible that Jean-Claude Juncker, once he is confirmed as European Commission President, will confound his critics and become the radical reformer that the EU needs and public opinion wants. Pr… read more
Russia’s intervention in Ukraine is wrongly seen as the start of Cold War II. But, while the fallout from Vladimir Putin’s defiance of international law will be very different from that of the Soviet … read more
