The events shaking the wider Tibetan area should lead both the Chinese government and its international partners to a deep reconsideration of past policies.

The most important question of the US presidential campaign is whether we can hope for a rejection of 'democratic imperialism' after an illegal war that made both the US and the world less safe.

The EU needs to act to ensure that China does not use violence to put down protests in Tibet, but engages the Dalai Lama in real dialogue.

A new propaganda offensive by China on its activities in Africa provides an opening for the West. We should use this to persuade China to take responsibility for its impact in Africa.

In a ruling announced today, the European Court of Human Rights has struck a significant blow in defence of Europe's moral standing in the fight against terrorism.

Spielberg was right to step down but governments should look at China's policies within a historical context, and have a strategy for influencing Beijing beyond the summer of 2008.

If the European Union is to succeed in Chad, it will need to design an integrated response, covering political, development and military action alike.

The gap between the EU's rhetorical and actual commitment to democracy and human rights could lead to growing international scepticism about the EU's role on the global stage.

The EU is increasingly detached from efforts to stabilise Iraq. But EU governments cannot afford to ignore the situation there, and should use the year ahead to identify strategies to assist Iraq alongside the next US administration.

The Democratic Party may push for Iraqi troop withdrawals and Europeans may continue ignoring the war, but both should be honest about the consequences of doing so.

Whatever the electoral outcome, Putin wins. But this time, the manner of the Russian strongman?s victory will undermine not only Russian democracy; but the credibility of Europe?s democracy-promotion.

The EU delegation has prepared an unusually full agenda for the annual EU-China Summit. However, there is a real danger they will go home empty-handed, and the Chinese will hijack the event to lecture about Taiwan and the Dalai Lama.

The EU waffles while Washington and Tehran move towards war. Yet Europe has a big stick if it is willing to use it

The U.S and Iran are on a collision course. But both countries' policies are based on misperceptions of each other?s strength.

Europe should set up a reserve corps of 5 000 trained and equipped civilian specialists ready to be deployed to help in fragile, failing and post-conflict states.