A Bush under the tree
Obama has spent the year picking up the lost balls left behind by Bush, now he’s ready to play again in 2010
Articles
Yemen: Europe?s next challenge
Terrorists plots and embassy shut-downs: Yemen received a lot of media attention over the New Year period. But now action, including by the EU, must replace the headlines.
Десетилетието на пожарникарите
Firemen, realists and idealists: this century’s global leaders. A piece in Bulgarian.
EU presidency baton goes to Spain
Spain will need to put national interests aside if it is to help give the post-Lisbon Europe real influence on the world stage
World climate authority
We only have one planet. But we are managing it by outdated means: sovereignty was good at controlling feudal lords a couple of hundred years ago. Perhaps it is in the area of the climate change that the supranational EU can be a model for the rest of the world?
All eyes on ?triple-hatted? Ashton
Nobody ever said that running the EU was going to be easy. Ms Ashton’s job is clearly complex and difficult.
Battling strategic irrelevance
European leaders should beware exiting Afghanistan. They have already staked their credibility there, and the balance of power in Asia is very uncertain.
The role of think tanks in shaping EU policies
One can hardly imagine a more challenging policy making process than that of the EU. This is what makes the role of think tanks so important.
Of euro-pessimism and failures
Should we be depressed or happy about the state of Europe? In truth, no one knows
The Superpower Sisters
In a world where traditional bilateral diplomacy is rarely enough to solve global problems, the cooperation of Mrs Clinton and Lady Ashton could prove one of the most important diplomatic pairings