Centre for Britain and Europe blog

All the latest British and European politics news.

Bit of a mixed bag? Starmer’s foreign policy wins and losses from his first year in government.

Written by Professor Amelia Hadfield. Amelia is the Founding Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe. In his first year as British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has experienced both successes and challenges in foreign policy. As ever, international accomplishments can be as unexpected as they are brief, whilst the losses have a tendency to […]


EU Commission Embassy Cuts

Written by Nikolai Kutsch and Philippe Lefevre. Nikolai is an undergraduate international exchange student from North Carolina State University, North Carolina, US, who is studying Politics this year at the University of Surrey. Philippe is the Associate Director of the CBE. Less than a week after her ascension to president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen […]


Reflections on the 2024 US Elections: The Battle for Hearts and Minds

The November presidential election victory for Donald Trump, followed by Republican successes in holding the House and taking back the Senate was a shock to many in Europe, but should not have been a surprise. While the Democrats deployed a well-organised and seemingly-effective traditional ground game targeting women, the young and minorities – supposedly the […]


Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Generational Raging against the dying of the (European) Light

Written by Philippe Lefevre, CBE Associate Director and PhD candidate at the Politics Departments, University of Surrey Ten years ago, Britain held an enviable position in Europe, with thousands of civil servants embedded across European institutions, free-movement of our people, and the country shaping European policy at its core and bringing that expertise back home. […]


British Perspectives on the 2024 US Election: “Mind your own damn business’ or swing-state Britain?”

Written by Nikolai Kutsch with Professor Amelia Hadfield. Nikolai is an undergraduate international exchange student from North Carolina State University, North Carolina, US, who is studying Politics this year at the University of Surrey. He is joined in this blog by Professor Amelia Hadfield, Head of Politics and International Relations at the University of Surrey. […]


Welcoming CBE’s new Visiting Research Fellow, Dr. Graziella Piga!

We are pleased to welcome the our new CBE Visiting Research Fellow Dr. Graziella Piga, a Senior Expert in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Women Peace and Security who has worked with numerous impactful institutions including UN Women, UNHCR, and OSCE. In her own words: “I’m delighted to announce that I’ve joined the Centre for Britain […]


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