From my bookshelfDear Mr Trump: please read this book Paul Hockenos' 'Berlin Calling' reveals the truth about living behind a wall – from Bowie's bohemia to neo-Nazi clashes By Emma Bullimore
European integrationRobin Hood had the right idea Why the left needs to deliver on the financial transaction tax By Stephany Griffith-Jones
EuropeClassroom politics Education – not wealth – determines how Europeans will vote By Mark Bovens, Anchrit Wille
EuropeNord Stream 2: a climate-busting cash cow The death of the planned gas pipeline would be blessing in disguise By Paul Hockenos
EuropeEurope’s last dictatorship Will Belarus be able to shrug off its autocratic image? By Dzmitry Halubnichy
European integrationBridge over troubled water Why the German-French engine is likely to stall By Cédric Koch
Foreign and security policyIslamism and ignorance How denial of Islamist ideology promotes terror By Maajid Nawaz
EuropeVisa-free EU travel: passport to peace and prosperity? Three more post-Soviet states are edging towards EU integration, with two now unfreezing national conflicts By Olga Gulina
EuropeA banking union without unity Italy’s banking crisis highlights an urgent need to Eurozone reform By Jan Cornillie
