Mark R. Royce

Mark R. Royce, Ph.D., is assistant professor of international relations at NOVA-Annandale and author of The Political Theology of European Integration: Comparing the Influence of Religious Histories on European Policies (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017). His research interests include EU studies, British politics, and realism in international relations.

Recent Articles by Mark R. Royce

April 1, 2019

Socialism, and gangsterism, stalk Malta

This Friday, April 5, George Vella is due to become the tenth president of the Republic of Malta ( Repubblika Ta’Malta). Vella, who was nominated by Labour Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, will
November 20, 2018

'Nei til EU!' What is the 'Norway Option'?

The British referendum on June 23, 2016, in favor of leaving the European Union (EU) may be the most widely recognized, but it was far from the first occasion in which a voting public had
August 31, 2018

The Protestant work ethic and Catholic subsidiarity shaped Switzerland: SVP

By design, the Swiss Confederation (or Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft) routinely escapes the attention of political analysts. Having maintained such resolute neutrality that it did not
April 9, 2018

Rising scion: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s economic and religious formation

The UK remains divided over the precise shape its relationship with the European Union will take after its departure from the EU on March 29, 2019. Amid this contentious multilateral process
February 1, 2018

Explainer: What Germany's political parties believe

From the foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, Christian Democracy has served as something near the permanent majority political movement, and the Christian Democratic Union