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EUROPEAN UNION

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2016
BOJ makes contingency plans for Brexit, sees dollar squeeze a risk
Policymakers are in frequent contact with their European counterparts on how to soothe markets if Britain votes to leave the European Union, with the first line of defense aimed at preventing a shortage of dollar liquidity.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2016
Remain or leave, U.K. vote will inflict lasting damage
The flayed corpses of Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservatives are a disincentive for future British governments to offer referendums, the most direct form of democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2016
If the 'Brexit' side wins, so do Trump and Putin
Both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would reap benefits from a British vote to leave the European Union.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2016
The British people will choose their destiny
The 'Brexit' referendum presents an explicit opportunity to reject a rising and unaccountable administrative state.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2016
Is Chancellor Angela Merkel on the brink?
The internal EU and German domestic debates are testing Merkel's leadership as never before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 23, 2016
Much to lose, little or nil to gain in 'Brexit,' says Japan Inc.
Should the United Kingdom leave or remain in the European Union? With the world's fifth-largest economy set to make a historic decision about its future next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support for the U.K. to stay in the political and economic club of 28 countries during his Europe tour...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2016
Casualties of globalization sound 'Brexit' alarm
A vote for 'Brexit' is a vote against Britain's political mainstream.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016
Migrants, the euro and 'Brexit': the EU at risk
Three major crises could be enough to end the EU as we now know it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Europe's rule-of-law crisis
Hungary and Poland are the leading edge of a far-right agenda that has taken hold throughout Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016
A vote for 'Brexit' would be a vote for irrelevance
EU membership allows the U.K., a relatively small country with limited economic and political powers, to punch above its weight.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2016
Australian foreign minister says Britain should stay in EU
Australia wants Britain to stay in the European Union, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, weeks before Britain holds a referendum on EU membership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2016
British minister's resignation set to sharpen the EU-exit debate
British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced into a hasty cabinet reshuffle on Saturday after the dramatic resignation of a senior minister that threatens to widen divisions over Europe within the ruling Conservative Party.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2016
With leaders distracted, EU's tower of Babel falls
While Europe's weak and divided leaders remain distracted by internal debates, the union that provided the framework for post-World War II prosperity will start to unravel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2016
Bidding goodbye to Schengen
The Schengen treaty that allows EU citizens to move around without passports or border checks, is being suspended, perhaps forever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2016
Britain facing a watershed year
A vote against EU membership, especially in such a dangerous international environment, would truly be an irrational move for Britain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2015
Can the Islamic State threat unify Europe?
If recent events have taught us anything, it is that threats to the EU stem not from inadequate fiscal risk-sharing, but from insufficient coordination on foreign-policy and security challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015
Europe's messiah complex
Britain's debate over its membership of the European Union is bound to end badly because whatever U.K. voters decide, they'll come to regret it.

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