David Cameron proposed a referendum on Britain’s EU membership today. How rescuing the Euro brought the UK to this point:
Saving the Euro, Dividing the Union: Could Europe’s Deeper Integration Push the United Kingdom Out?
The collapse of the eurozone no longer seems likely, thanks to its members’ decisions to coordinate their fiscal policies more closely. But it is exactly that tighter integration that has made many Euro-skeptic Brits want to opt out of the EU altogether.
Foreign Affairs Focus on the Global Economy with Ray Dalio
Managing Editor Jonathan Tepperman interviews Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on the European debt crisis and Eurozone’s future, the promising financial condition of emerging markets, and how countries can structure a successful deleveraging. Mr. Dalio emphasizes the wisdom, restraint, and historical awareness necessary to balance fiscal and monetary policy.
Is the euro a failed experiment, or can it yet survive? Gideon Rose, the editor of Foreign Affairs, interviews Martin Feldstein, the Harvard Professor and author of “The Failure of the Euro.” Feldstein explains the consequences of the European debt crisis, noting the differences among Greece, Italy, Spain, and others.
As the eurozone’s biggest economy, it was Germany’s job to stabilize the system when the first signs of financial trouble appeared. It did the opposite. The euro’s survival depends on Frankfurt finally assuming its role as leader. Read full article.
How to Build an EU that Works
The EU’s current framework cannot prevent or manage fiscal problems effectively. This does not mean that it is too late to build one that can. In addition to better financial cooperation, eurozone countries need to deepen their political coordination as well, says Lorenze Bini Smaghi, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
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