Research Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
Richard Maher received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University, an M.Sc. in Political Theory from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan. Previously he taught at Wheaton College and the University of Rhode Island and was a Max Weber postdoctoral fellow at the EUI. His main research areas include international security, the history and theory of European integration, and Europe’s external relations.
What can Europe expect from a Macron government
Jun 21, 2017 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views
French President Emmanuel Macrons party, La République en Marche (Republic on the Move), captured a decisive majority on Sunday June 19 in elections for the National Assembly, Frances lower and more powerful...
In Brussels, leaders wait defiantly and nervously for Trump
May 25, 2017 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trump meets in Brussels today with leaders from the European Union and NATO, two pillars of the postwar transatlantic security order that he openly and routinely disparaged during his presidential election...
To better fight terrorism, Europe needs more cooperation and money
Mar 28, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Last weeks terrorist attack in London, which left four people dead, wounded dozens more and led to the temporary lockdown of Parliament, was a grim reminder of the daily threat Europe faces from extremist violence. It...
Europe's far-right parties got a boost from Trump, but will they govern?
Feb 20, 2017 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views
Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has provoked, exasperated, and unsettled world leaders from Mexico to Australia and the European Union headquarters in Brussels. But there is one constituency that...
Terrorism, the far-right and Russian meddling: the biggest threats to Europe in 2017
Jan 05, 2017 10:49 am UTC| Insights & Views
The European Union endured a series of political shocks and strains in 2016 that threatened to tear the bloc apart: an ongoing migration crisis; the United Kingdoms vote in June to exit the union; lacklustre growth and...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India