The Thinking Pot

Reflections on European policy

Fear in Democracy

by Alexandra Bosbeer [28 January 2016] The Council of Europe’s assembly of national parliamentarians has gathered this week in Strasbourg

by Alexandra Bosbeer [25 January 2016] We are living in times of upheaval and crisis. Here in Europe, one of

by Alexandra Bosbeer This blog has taken a long time to evolve prior to publication, in part because I wanted

by Sevasti Christoforou It was not hard to foresee the domino effect which followed the horrific attacks in Paris last

by Alexandra Bosbeer Today, 10 December, is Human Rights Day, a celebration of the 1948 UN Universal Declaration on Human

by Gordon Matthews The climate change summit in Paris, which is now entering its final week, could be humanity’s last

by Alexandra Bosbeer and Gordon Matthews [2 Dec. 2015] A couple of days ago we learned that Leyla Yunus, a