Matthias Matthijs

Brexit   Dec 20, 2018 Snapshot

The Worst Brexit Option, Except for All the Others

Although no one loves Theresa May’s Brexit deal, it is the only alternative that stands a chance of healing the United Kingdom’s deep divisions.  

Matthias Matthijs

Brexit   Dec 19, 2017 Snapshot

Theresa May's Brexit Dilemma

The future of Brexit means either the Tory Party splits and Labour comes back to power or the U.K. falls apart and is reduced to England and Wales.

Matthias Matthijs

Campaigns & Elections   Jun 9, 2017 Snapshot

May's Bad Bet

British Prime Minister Theresa May, who promised to be a “bloody difficult woman” during her country’s upcoming divorce negotiations with the European Union, has been...

Matthias Matthijs

Brexit   Mar 29, 2017 Snapshot

Pulling the Trigger on Brexit

Today, the two-year Brexit clock began its countdown. Now that the British government has formally notified the European Council of its intention to leave the European...

Matthias Matthijs

  Nov 30, 2016 Snapshot

Brexit’s Path Forward

Five months after the referendum, the Brexit process seems certain to end badly for all parties involved.

Matthias Matthijs and Andrew Whitworth

EU   January/February 2017 Essay

Europe After Brexit

The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union has triggered the worst political crisis in the EU’s history. If the union is to survive, it needs to give...

Matthias Matthijs

Brexit   Jul 18, 2016 Snapshot

Which Brexit Will May Choose?

May faces an impossible tripartite task: to deliver on Brexit while at the same time keeping her party together and her country united. Realistically, she will have to...

Matthias Matthijs

Brexit   Jun 21, 2016 Snapshot

Britain’s Point of No Return

Any outcome short of a decisive victory for the “remain” camp on Thursday will leave the United Kingdom deeply divided and badly bruised.

Matthias Matthijs

Brexit   Feb 28, 2016 Snapshot

Should It Stay or Should It Go?

The EU's reforms for Britain are mostly inconsequential, but the negotiations between the United Kingdom and its EU partners were never about substance.

R. Daniel Kelemen and Matthias Matthijs

Monetary Issues   January/February 2015 Essay

Europe Reborn

Despite all the grim predictions, the European Union is not on the verge of collapse. Quite the contrary: if European leaders act with resolve and persistence, the...

Matthias Matthijs and R. Daniel Kelemen

Economics   September/October 2013 Comment

David Cameron’s Dangerous Game

A British exit from the EU is now more likely than ever, thanks to Prime Minister David Cameron, who has caved in to his party’s right wing. But such a move would be...

Matthias Matthijs

Europe   Jun 8, 2012 Snapshot

The World Waits For Germany

Two years, three sovereign bailouts, more than a trillion euros in cheap ECB loans, and dozens of summits later, the latest developments in Germany suggest that Berlin...

Mark Blyth and Matthias Matthijs

Economics   Nov 17, 2011 Snapshot

Why Only Germany Can Fix the Euro

As the eurozone's biggest economy, it was Germany's job to stabilize the system when the first signs of financial trouble appeared. Instead, it did precisely the...

Matthias Matthijs and Mark Blyth

Economics   Aug 11, 2011 Snapshot

The Sons of Brixton

Unlike Margaret Thatcher in 1981, British Prime Minister David Cameron has appeared totally unprepared for the social unrest that his spending cuts have inevitably...

Matthias Matthijs