Charles Grant
Charles Grant
Director
Areas of expertise
Britain’s relationship with the EU, the ‘future of Europe’ debate, European foreign and defence policy, and China's relations with the West.
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Charles Grant discusses President Hollande and France
17 November 2012
Charles Grant discusses his recent insight article 'Hollande, the Germans and 'political union'. ...Before becoming French president, Franҫois Hollande did not appear to take much interest in the EU. However, in his youth he was a protégé of Jacques Delors, the French left’s great European, and his instincts seem...
A three-tier EU puts single market at risk
Financial Times
25 October 2012
The euro crisis is changing the shape of the EU. As the countries in the eurozone seek to strengthen it by centralising economic policy making, three tiers are emerging within the union.
Hollande, los Alemanes y la union politica
Foreign Policy - En espanol
16 October 2012
Antes de convertirse en presidente de Francia, François Hollande no parecía estar muy interesado en la UE. Sin embargo, en su juventud fue un protegido de Jacques Delors, el gran europeo de la izquierda francesa, y su instinto es, en términos generales, europeísta. La llegada de Hollande al Elíseo no...
Après Merkozy
The International Herald Tribune
03 October 2012
Before becoming president of France, François Hollande did not appear to take much interest in the European Union.
Only a Franco-German bargain can save the euro
The Guardian
25 June 2012
Merkel and Hollande don't trust each other, but they must find a way of working together – and the markets may not wait long.
Germans, the euro and the painful truth
International Herald Tribune
12 June 2012
Will the Germans save the euro? Many people within the European Union and further afield are urging Berlin to take bold steps to secure the currency’s future. They have become frustrated by the Germans' apparent inaction.
But the view of German policy makers — conveyed to me on a recent visit...
But the view of German policy makers — conveyed to me on a recent visit...
Batı Türkiye’ye çok yumuşak
Cumhuriyet
11 June 2012
Interview with Charles Grant in Turkish on 'Turkey should focus on working more closely with the EU in specific areas, rather than the accession process.' Please see attachment.
Is Britain on the way out of Europe?
Social Europe Journal
20 April 2012
Ever since they joined the EU in 1973, the British have been sceptical about political integration in Europe. They have valued the economic benefits of membership, notably the single market, but opposed the concept of ‘political union’. The eurozone crisis is now increasing the gap between Britain and much of...
Multilateralism à la Carte
The International Herald Tribune
16 April 2012
Many problems cannot be solved without international co-operation, yet "multilateralism" — the system of international institutions and rules intended to promote the common good — appears to be weakening.
Will Putin delete the reset?
The International Herald Tribune
04 April 2012
In February 2009, Vice President Joe Biden called for the reset button to be pressed in the U.S.-Russia relationship, and for the next three years Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitri Medvedev fostered a rapprochement between Washington and Moscow.