Editor's EU/International Affairs Blog

Informed blog with views on Europe's place in the world and key developments inside and outside the EU, from PublicServiceEurope.com editor Dean Carroll. The blog was ‘highly commended by the jury’ in the 2013 Reporting Europe Prize, organised by the University Association for Contemporary European Studies.

Who wins from David Cameron's veto - Britain or the EU?
British business is not happy and neither is America, but David Cameron has created some Christmas cheer for his Eurosceptic backbench MPs - writes Dean Carroll

The next EU summit - déjà vu or fireworks?
With meeting fatigue setting in, the jury is still out on whether this weekend's 'make or break' EU summit will be another damp squib - writes Dean Carroll

The price of Europe's dependence on China
Being awarded the status of a 'market economy' and lifting the arms embargo are just two of the demands from China that Europe might be forced to accept - warns Dean Carroll

Reducing carbon emissions post-Kyoto
In the run-up to the UN meeting on tackling climate change, in South Africa next week, there seems to be little hope of a new deal to replace Kyoto - writes Dean Carroll

Europe and the US 'inching towards war' with Iran
Western leaders and commentators are sounding increasingly hawkish over Iran and with a continuing diplomatic stalemate, military conflict seems inevitable - writes Dean Carroll

Frankfurt Group could lead to 'global government'
Elite groupings meeting in the shadows, without transparency or democracy, are not a legitimate way forward for those looking to lead us out of the eurozone crisis - writes Dean Carroll

Europe's leadership vacuum - history cannot help
Even lessons from the 1930s depression cannot aid politicians and officials in beating a path out of the eurozone crisis, so where do we go from here - asks Dean Carroll

Appeasing the markets - is it Europe's only goal?
As leaders continue to grapple with the crisis - the European concept, the global economy and - more importantly - our jobs, homes and civil society are at stake - writes Dean Carroll

From one debt bubble to another - Europe is running out of ideas
Following the transfer of debt from individuals to banks and then to sovereign states – the EFSF might be just another debt bubble ready to burst - warns Dean Carroll

Is talk of an 'Asian century' premature?
Despite China's huge economic power, are Europe and the United States still the key players on the world stage - asks Dean Carroll

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