5 minutes with Salam Kawakibi on the Syrian crisis: “while we can see many political declarations, we cannot see any real action”

The crisis in Syria continues despite the efforts of Europe and the wider international community. In an interview with EUROPP editors Chris Gilson and Julian Kirchherr, as part of our coverage of the European neighbourhood, Salam Kawakibi of the Arab Reform Initiative discusses the roots of the conflict in Syria, its regional implications and the role that Europe might now be able to play

Brussels blog round up for 17– 23 November: Budget troubles, France is downgraded, and are European young farmers facing extinction?

Chris Gilson and Stuart A Brown take a look at the week in Brussels blogging

Georgia’s transportation crisis: Indiana and Arkansasto ‘fix’ RFRA and California’s new drought measures:US state blog round up for 28 March – 3 April

USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in U.S. state blogging

A new scandal for Christie, Chicago’s fiscal free-fall, and Ferguson’s damning DOJ report: US state blog round up for 28 February – 6 March

USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in U.S. state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs

Obama wins this round on immigration action, the Senate’s “ignorant” confirmations, and healthcare spending growth hits a record low: US national blog round up for 29 November – 5 December

USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway. Our round-up of state blogs will follow on Saturday afternoon

Grimm goes while Scalise stays, questions for Clinton, and the Jeb boom: U.S. national blog round up for 27 December – 2 January

USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway. Our round-up of state blogs will follow on Saturday afternoon

Delusions over Republican divisions, Obamacare’s legacy and has trade cost jobs?: roundup of US academic political blogging for December 31st – January 6th

USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best of the week’s political blogging from academics and think-tanks. Don’t see a blog referenced here that you think we should be reading? Let us know what we’ve missed out and we’ll try to include it next week

Speaker Boehner’s no squish, Warren’s stump speech, and Harvard’s healthcare woes: US national blog round up for 3 – 9 January

USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway. Our round-up of state blogs will follow on Saturday afternoon

O’Malley moves to the left: Lynch is confirmed as AttorneyGeneral: and the huge cost of gun violence: US national bloground up for 18 – 24 April

USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway

Biden’s out of the running for president, Ryan’s in for Speaker, and Hillary Clinton’s great week: US national blog round up for 17 – 23 October

USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway