Elephant traps for policy-makers: A reflection on the Eurozone Crisis
If the situation is to improve in the Eurozone (and the EU as a whole) in 2012 there are three elephant traps that policy-makers have fallen into over the past…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
The views expressed in the articles are those of each respective author and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the Foreign Policy Centre.
The Brazilian government’s problem is its own base; not the opposition
The government has an expressive votong majority in National Congress. Nominally, there are 400 in the House and 62 in the Senate. However, this does not mean that life is…
Lula’s tumour upsets Brazilian politics
Lula most certainly has an important role with regards to the government's stability and, especially, in maintaining political base unity. Without Lula, many of the allies, even within the PT…
Turkey – The Kurdish problem and declining press freedom
If you look at periods, such as the early 2000s, when Turkey passed crucial package of reforms aimed at boosting its membership chances of joining the European Union or when…
An African grand free trade area?
In June 2011, African leaders unveiled concrete plans to create an African-wide free trade area when they announced that 26 African nations will join the three existing, but often overlapping…
Getting Britain’s Pro-Europeans off the Floor and Fighting Back
The recent essay collection, The new British politics and Europe: Conflict or cooperation?, co-published by the Foreign Policy Centre puts forward some ideas in answer to this question. Put simply,…
FPC Briefing: Turkey – Domestic challenges that will dominate AK Party government’s third term
One thing was certain about the June 2011 elections in Turkey: AKP would win. Yet speculation over whether or not it would earn a greater share of the vote was…
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Lessons for Libya from Iraq and Afghanistan
Lessons have clearly been learned from Iraq for post-Gaddafi Libya. They will have been passed on, not least, by the British envoy to the Libyan rebels - John Jenkins, who…
Dangerous Turkish Gamble on Cyprus and EU
It first started with comments made by the Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu two weeks ago. Davutoglu publicly stated that unless the Cyprus issue is resolved by early 2012, negotiations with…
FPC Briefing: Human Rights in the Czech Republic- Unfinished Business
In a new FPC Briefing Tanweer Ali examines worrying trends in human rights standards in the Czech Republic.
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