Jack Dorsey is wrong. The dollar is still a global reserve currency.
There are reasons the dollar is still king
Ukraine wants a fast pass to E.U. membership. It’s not that easy.
Here’s what the European Union might offer instead
The E.U. renewed its Russia sanctions last week. Not all Europeans are in favor.
How Europe’s leaders keep the consensus on sanctions — but soften the economic blow at home
The coronavirus has thrown Italy into an economic crisis. The European Union may follow.
We’re about to see what happens to the E.U. when a core member has untreated double pneumonia
Europeans have lost faith in their governments and institutions. Why? We did the research.
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Bulgaria’s government will include far-right nationalist parties for the first time
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Italy votes Sunday on changing its political system. Here are 3 lessons from Greece.
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Portugal faces a political crisis, but it’s the same one facing governments everywhere
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How Greece’s credit went south
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How Greece's credit went south
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What’s the matter with Greece? It can’t run the clean and effective government necessary for a healthy economy.
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The euro zone was supposed to strengthen European democracy. Instead, it’s undermining it.
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The euro zone was supposed to strengthen European democracy. Instead, it's undermining it.
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Other Europeans say they can’t trust Greece. The problem goes both ways.
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Other Europeans say they can't trust Greece. The problem goes both ways.
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Greece votes no. Is this the end for the Eurozone?
Newly appointed Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos looks on during
Will Greek voters say goodbye to the euro on Sunday?
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The austerity referendum solves a problem for Greece’s leaders. It may solve a problem for Europe’s leaders, too.
The negotiations between Greece and its creditors concerning the country’s
The austerity referendum solves a problem for Greece's leaders. It may solve a problem for Europe's leaders, too.
The negotiations between Greece and its creditors concerning the country’s
Can Syriza actually govern Greece?
Joshua Tucker: Continuing our series of Election Reports, we are
Good judgment in forecasting international affairs (and an invitation for season 3)
This is a guest post by Michael Horowitz, an associate
German Post-Election Analysis: Merkel Wins! Sort of…
One of our regular features here at The Monkey Cage
Post-Election Report: 2013 Bulgarian Parliamentary Elections
We are pleased to continue our series of Election Reports with the
The Cyprus Bank Bail Out: Hard to Think of a *More* Politically Costly Option
This weekend, the Eurozone was greeted with the specter of
The Italian General Election of February 2013: Deadlock after Technocracy
Continuing our series of election reports in conjunction with Electoral Studies, the following
David Cameron’s speech was about as pro-European as can be expected of a British Conservative Prime Minister in the current context.
Last week the London School of Economics EUROPP (European Politics
The (Smart) Politics of EU Posturing
The following is guest post from Princeton University political scientist
Shifting Attitudes to the EU
"Kevin O'Rourke has a new paper":http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/documents/discussion/pdfs/iiisdp364.pdf which talks _inter alia_
2012 Greek (2nd) Parliamentary Post-Election Report
The following post election report on Sunday's Greek parliamentary elections
Blaming “Poor Leadership”
If you google "Euro crisis" and "leadership" you get nearly
2012 Greek Parliamentary Elections: Post-Election Report
The following post-election report on the 2012 Greek Parliamentary Elections
Brinkmanship and the Euro: Still a Bad Idea
The _Financial Times_ "suggests":http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/cf397bb8-5003-11e1-8c9a-00144feabdc0.html that brinkmanship in the eurozone may
Fred Bergsten and Jacob Kirkegaard Need to Read Thomas Schelling
Fred Bergsten and Jacob Kirkegaard argue that there is nothing
Does Political Science Research Inform Policy Opinions of Scholars?
We are delighted to welcome a guest post by Ryan Powers
Slovakia and the Euro Bailout: What happened? What’s next? (The short and very short versions)
We are pleased to welcome back Kevin Deegan-Krause," a frequent
Potpourri
* "Bruce Bueno do Mesquita":http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-september-28-2009/bruce-bueno-de-mesquita and "Alastair Smith":http://politics.as.nyu.edu/object/AlastairSmith (who will
Muddling Through
Jay Ulfelder has a nice critique of pieces by David
2011 Portuguese Parliamentary Election: Post-Election Report
As part of our continuing series of election reports, we
Belgium’s World Record
The following is a guest post from "David Fortunato":http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~df4/: bq.
“One of the Fingers on the Button Will be German”: German Economic Preferences over EU Institutions and the Irish Economic Crisis
Most of the contributions to this seminar begin with Germany's
Discovering the Limits of Ordnungspolitik
As the Euro crisis deepened, the German government's crisis management
Not Just a German Problem: Lessons from the EMU Sovereign Debt Crisis for Global Adjustment
_The German question never dies. Instead, like a flu virus,
Connecting Past and Present: Germany’s Search for a New Success Story
As Mark Twain once observed, "The trouble with the world
The End Game for the Euro: German Rules and Bondholder Revolts
bq. _Things Continue, `Till they Don't ..._ The end game
Firestorm and contagion in the Eurozone: how Ireland got burned
Ireland's recent €85bn bail-out package negotiated with the IMF and
Hungary and the IMF: Expert Analysis
Yesterday I was somewhat surprised to read that the IMF
Why Don’t They Just Let the Greeks Default?
Over here in Europe, the big news in addition to
How the Greek Financial Crisis Helped Germany
bq. Instead, the Greek crisis turned into a three-part opportunity
The Political Economy of Debt
"Willem Buiter":http://blogs.ft.com/maverecon/2009/11/the-intrinsic-unimportance-of-dubai-world-and-the-important-wider-message-it-conveys/ on the lessons of Dubai in the _Financial