Two Europes in one

Washington, DC

INFORMAL discussions on the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union are now underway. With a referendum on the UK's continued EU membership set to take place before the end of 2017, the talks are the first step towards negotiating changes which, EU leaders hope, will convince British voters to choose Europe.

And changes will certainly be needed. Indeed, as Prime Minister David Cameron is well aware, given the current dynamic of the UK's relationship with the EU, British voters would undoubtedly choose to leave the EU.

But Mr Cameron also knows that he must handle the negotiations with care. If he asks for more than the EU can accommodate, …