There must be a clear, coherent, and mutually agreed upon roadmap for dealing with the country’s varied issues, including blueprints for the federal system and, all importantly, the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections
Davutoğlu’s departure may cut the EU and Turkey’s honeymoon period short, and endanger the refugee deal agreed just two months ago
France and the UK will likely be the first beneficiaries of Japanese technological developments – though they also imply that Japan is now a competitor
The West should require Kyiv to take these specific steps to fight graft before disbursing further aid
After six years of Orbán’s government, the country is much more dependent on Russia than it was in 2010, while Russia has gained influence over Hungarian politics, and potentially a way to interfere in EU decision-making
Let policy not simply be driven by individual judges and magistrates, a case here and a country there – let it be something debated at a national and European Union level and adopted on a broader basis
Die-hard sovereigntists may wish to preserve the Englishman’s historic right to bathe in his own sewage, or be treated in A&E by an exhausted doctor – most of us will be glad that EU membership from time to time pushes our own authorities to do the right thing
A deepened relationship with India could provide fresh energy to a crisis-ridden Europe
The EU should broaden the scope of what is expected of member states on burden sharing on refugee crisis, within more formalised, intergovernmental co-operation according to two papers from ECFR
The US remains stuck in a Cold War mindset of keeping allies happy, rather than ensuring that they support US interests