Matthias Matthijs

Brexit Dec 19, 2017 Snapshot

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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

British Prime Minister Theresa May in the cabinet office signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU in Londgon, March 2017.

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

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the Confederation of British Industry's annual conference in London, November 2016.

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

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May address a news conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, July 2016.

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

A boy holds a Union Jack flag in front of a bonfire burning in the Shankill Road area ahead of the Twelfth of July celebrations held by members of the Orange Order in Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 12, 2016.

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

The Palace of Culture and Science is illuminated in Union Jack colors by Warsaw's capital authorities in support of Britain staying in the EU, in Warsaw, Poland June 22, 2016.

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

Britain's UKIP party leader Nigel Farage holds his passport during his keynote address at the party's spring conference, in Llandudno, Britain February 27, 2016.

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

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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

Matthias Matthijs

Theresa May's Brexit Dilemma

May's Bad Bet

Pulling the Trigger on Brexit

Brexit’s Path Forward

Europe After Brexit

Which Brexit Will May Choose?

Britain’s Point of No Return

Should It Stay or Should It Go?

Europe Reborn

David Cameron’s Dangerous Game

The World Waits For Germany

Why Only Germany Can Fix the Euro

The Sons of Brixton

How to Improve U.S.-Indonesia Relations

Kofi Annan, Champion for Women’s Rights

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump to Visit Africa

A Year On, Pakistan Still the Weak Link in U.S. South Asia Strategy

The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

The Global Cost of the Eurozone’s 2012 Fiscal Coordination Failure

Publications

U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons

The Rohingya Crisis

Ten Most Significant World Events in 2017