Blog Posts tagged with : EU

Jean-Pierre Lehmann

Key lessons from the French presidential election

Posted by Jean-Pierre Lehmann on May 08, 2012

I spend roughly 40 per cent of my time in Asia, 44 per cent in Europe and the remainder in diverse parts of the world. When in Asia, I am conscious of how Europe seems remote and increasingly irrelevant, certainly when judging from the media. I was in and out of Asia during the months running up to the French presidential election; there was very little cove...

Jean-Pierre Lehmann

The European Diversity Myth: A View from Asia

Posted by Jean-Pierre Lehmann on Dec 20, 2011

The EU has in recent decades sought to project itself as a model of good governance and has been prone to lecture others, including Asians, on governance-related issues. The current crisis however is exposing deep fault lines. The current drama should give pause to put things in perspective and also to reflect upon what Europeans can learn from Asians, as op...