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  • Is Trump America’s Gorbachev?
    40 years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev, to coin a phrase, set out to make the USSR great again. Gorbachev was acutely aware of the uncompetitive nature of the USSR’s economy and the need to inject market mechanisms into it. He saw Eastern Europe as a drain on the USSR’s standard of living, observing that cheap Soviet exports such as fuel, meant that poorly off Russians were subsidising better-off Poles and Czechs. Furthermore, he noted that while the Soviet Union was spending around 12% of its GNP on defence, this compared with under 6% for its satellites.… Read More »
  • The Special Relationship is dead. We must rebuild links with Europe.
    European Movement in Scotland (EMiS) Chair David Clarke secured the top spot on The Herald’s letters page on 11th April.  https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/25081182.special-relationship-dead-must-rebuild-links-europe The European Movement in Scotland is committed to promoting the essential European value of free speech. Consequently, we regularly publish articles by leading academics, journalists and others discussing issues… Read More »
  • With friends like these, we need a tough decision on Europe
    Donald Trump’s style of diplomacy is typically financially transactional and frequently bullying. In negotiating a trade agreement with the UK, the President is not going to change his spots. His tone may be friendly and his words soft, but he’ll want Donald Trump to win. The balance of any deal must favour Trump. For him, there’s no point in negotiating unless he comes out top dog and is seen globally to be top dog.… Read More »
  • Pox Americana
    US President Trump is dismantling the 80-year-old economic and security order and seeking to install a new American imperialist autarky. Time for Europe to remake itself.… Read More »
  • Festival of Europe
    Festival of Europe lines up top-flight speakers to discuss recent dramatic developments on the world stage and how UK should respond Keeping democracy healthy in Europe is key theme, says organiser. Scotland’s second Festival of Europe is being held at the French Institute, Edinburgh, on 10th and 11th May. Backed… Read More »

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