Charles Grant
Charles Grant
Director
Areas of expertise
Britain’s relationship with the EU, the ‘future of Europe’ debate, European foreign and defence policy, and China's relations with the West.
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CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Can Europe still rely on the United States?
11 March 2025
Charles Grant and Kori Schake discuss what America’s hostility to the rules-based international order means for transatlantic relations.
Spectator Podcast: How long will Starmer’s ‘war bounce’ last?
07 March 2025
Starmer has seen a modest bounce in popularity and he is making a good impression in Brussels, coming across as assured without grandstanding. He has also been leading on defence spending – could defence be the way in for Starmer to renegotiate a new position within the EU? Is Starmer having a good crisis? Katy Balls speaks to James Heale and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform.
TVP World: Scenarios for Ukraine after suspension of US military aid
05 March 2025
Charles Grant, director of the CER, joined TVP World to answer questions about the current international situation in the wake of the Trump administration's announcement of suspending military aid to Ukraine.
Taking the Pulse: Is the transatlantic relationship at a breaking point?
Carnegie Endowment
20 February 2025
The transatlantic relationship is fracturing, but not so much between Europe and America as between competing visions of world order.
The Spectator podcast: Can Starmer be the bridge between Europe and the US?
17 February 2025
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform joins Oscar Edmondson and James Heale to discuss if Keir Starmer can be the bridge between Europe and the US in the Spectator podcast.
The Spectator podcast: Trump vs Europe
03 February 2025
Katy Balls speaks to Kate Andrews and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform. Trump’s tariff spree continues… After making good on his election promise to opt for another round of tariffs – a 25 per cent tax on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10 per cent levy on Chinese goods – Trump has now turned his attention to Europe.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: The EU in 2024
18 December 2024
Six of our researchers reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2025.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Labour's plan for the EU
28 November 2024
Charles Grant and Stella Creasy discuss Labour's plan for forging closer ties with the EU.
Charles Grant, szef londyńskiego think tanku: Fala imigracji w Wielkiej Brytanii musi opaść
Rzeczpospolita
08 August 2024
Skrajna prawica jest w Wielkiej Brytanii równie wpływowa, co we Francji – uważa Charles Grant, założyciel i dyrektor londyńskiego Centre for European Reform.
The Spectator Podcast: Keir Starmer: ‘We want to reset relationships with EU’
18 July 2024
Charles Grant, director of the CER spoke on The Spectator podcast and discussed Keir Starmer’s attempt to reset relations with EU.