Kitney

For democracy to succeed must Brexit fail?

The catastrophic failure of Brexit – or at least a muddlesome mess at the end of the Brexit process – might give pause for people not just in the UK but across…


Europe: two steps forward one step back

A slightly diminished Merkel could not have wished for anything better in her changed circumstances than an ambitious, reform-minded and determined French partner, Geoff Kitney writes. Europe is a hard story to…


Speed dating to spice up trade talks

Two courtiers – the EU and UK – are competing for Australia’s and New Zealand’s hand in a new trade relationship, Geoff Kitney writes. It must be reassuring to the Brexit crowd,…


The European project – always a work in progress

On almost every indicator that counts, Europe is undergoing a significant revival. Polls show Europeans have become more pro-European Union since Britain decided to quit the EU writes Geoff Kitney. Another European…


When it comes to sovereignty, talk is cheap

Boris Johnson may be leading the fight for Britain to reclaim its sovereignty from the EU but he is content to see Queen Elizabeth remain Australia’s head of state, writes Geoff Kitney….




A good time to be young in Europe?

This is the time to future proof the European Union, writes Geoff Kitney. For Anglophiles, these are disconcerting times. In their worldview, recent political events have jarred and turned upside down deeply…


Rejecting the future

The United States and Britian have turned inward and away from their places in the international order. Germany and France are preparing to take their place, Geoff Kitney writes. Two great voices…