Tag Archive for: "European Union"
Cyber wrap

Last Wednesday the European Parliament approved the new European Union Network and Information Security directive, which applies common cybersecurity and reporting obligations for operators of essential services, such as energy, transport, health finance and water …

From Brexit to the future

Digesting the full implications of the United Kingdom’s ‘Brexit’ referendum will take Britain, Europe, and the world a long time. The most profound consequences will, of course, depend on the European Union’s response to the …

Little England and not-so-Great Britain

As an Anglo-Dutchman—British mother, Dutch father—I cannot help but take Brexit rather personally. I’m not a wholehearted Euro-enthusiast, but a European Union without Britain feels like losing a limb in a terrible accident. Not all …

Reawakening Europe

The decision by the United Kingdom’s voters to ‘Brexit’ the European Union is not an example of the British black humor that I love. It’s not ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus,’ ‘Yes, Prime Minister,’ or ‘Fawlty …

The rise of democracy in Europe

The shock of the British vote to leave the European Union has yet to sink in. Yet European leaders must steel themselves for what’s to come. In fact, Brexit might be the initial tremor that …