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Published in: HomeThe December elections in RomaniaThe 9 December elections concluded a rough year for Romanian politics. Unfortunately, there is no sign of more...
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Published in: HomeAfter the elections, an alarming audit of Romanian democracyA motley alliance of socialists, liberals and conservatives won the 9 December Romanian parliamentary elections....
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Published in: HomeIf voting could change anything: the 2012 Catalan ElectionsA vote next week will probably enable the controversial referendum on independence in Catalonia. Madrid continues to...
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Published in: HomeWho are the Finns? Ask The Finns!Combining support for the welfare state with xenophobic populist sentiments, The Finns have clouded and shaken the...
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Published in: HomeWhat to expect from the Czech presidential electionFor the first time in their history, Czech citizens will directly elect their president next year, to replace the...
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Published in: HomeThe Sicilian blow to Italian politicsNearly 20 percent of Sicily’s electorate voted for Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (M5S) – an alternative “clean...
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Published in: HomeFlemish nationalism: a new landscapeThe results of Belgium's local elections has brought victory in the northern Flanders region to the conservative and...
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Published in: HomeThey all want Monti longer... because they all fear Beppe Grillo's revolution!In Italy, a consensus is slowly building around a second term for Mario Monti's technocratic government – but could...
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Published in: HomeThe Dutch elections and the Eurosceptic paradoxDespite alarming predictions, last week's Dutch election results turned out to be anticlimactic, as voters placed...
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Published in: HomeDutch elections, European consequences
The combination of economic troubles and Eurosceptic pressures will increase the international impact of the...
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Published in: HomeGreece: Syriza shines a lightLike a swan moving forward with relaxed confidence while paddling furiously beneath the surface, Syriza, the radical...
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Published in: openEconomyOpen letter to a good friend and colleague
... who happened to become Greece’s Finance Minister yesterday…
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Published in: HomeRenegotiating Greece
All leaders have to present any negotiation outcomes in terms of benefits for their constituents rather than the...
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Published in: HomeFrançois Hollande and France: the big test
The new French president has consolidated his authority with a decisive win in the legislative elections. But the...
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Published in: Home“Syriza is the expression of a new radicalism on the left”: excerpt of an interview with Stathis Kouvélakis in late May
The rise of Syriza is a profound transformation for a radical left that is still traumatized by the defeat of Greek...
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Published in: openSecurityGreek populist parties and the disoriented mainstream
The results of May's legislative elections in Greece may derive from the degree of public anger at the EU-IMF rescue...
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Published in: openSecurityGrammars of enmity: a Golden Dawn of contemporary Greek democracy?
Far right groups like Golden Dawn are not a new phenomenon in Greek society, nor do they derive from the...
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Published in: openEconomyGreek election result: an assessment
The New Democracy party will lead the government even though it is utterly clear that at least one in three of the...
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Published in: HomeAfter the Greek election
Whatever the case, one thing is certain: Syriza will further increase its voting power.
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Published in: HomeEuropean dis-Union: lessons of the Soviet collapse
Europe's crisis is being felt at multiple levels, from the future of the eurozone and divisions between...
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