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Macron’s pro-European agenda?

French President Emmanuel Macron in a rather blunt tone at the first session of the cabinet meeting after the country’s traditional August holiday break said: “Our system based on freedom…

BRI: European Perception

It was five year ago that China's president Xi Jinping launched what he coined as the 'Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)' which found a new legitimacy at his address at the…

The Dream Of Integration

The dream of integration

Though the EU is currently embroiled in an enveloping crisis, with centrifugal political parties growing in strength across its member states, and despite Brexit delivering the EU’s permanence an ontological…

Limited Regional Integration Barrier

Limited regional integration barrier

South Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in the world, but it is also one of the least economically integrated. Intra-regional trade accounts for just 5% of total…

Integration Is A Two-way Street

Integration is a two-way street

Fear stalks the fortress of Europe. Perhaps seldom in the long history of the continent has it been afflicted by such overwhelming insecurity and paranoia. ‘Muslims are coming’ dominates conversations…

Against Integration

Against integration

“Bring me your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” For many decades, when immigrants to the US arrived by ship, that inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcomed them to…

Economic Integration Through Globalization

Economic integration through globalization

Globalization of economies dates back to start of 20th century that is period prior to World War One when it started shaping into a long distance trade and commerce among…

Populist Advances Set To Hobble EU Integration

Populist advances set to hobble EU integration

Stunning gains by anti-EU and populist parties in the European Parliament elections will prevent any new treaty on deeper euro zone integration for the foreseeable future and may tilt Europe's…