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Ukraine Decides: Part Three

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine holds its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. In the third installment of his blog, Andrew Wilson tells us what to watch out for on election night

Europe?s troublesome neighbours

Europe’s southern and eastern border give cause for significant concern. It needs to wake up to where its real security interests lie

Ukraine decides: Part Two

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine holds its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. In the second installment of his blog, Andrew Wilson examines why Europe should care about the vote

Haiti: how many Europeans does it take to assess an earthquake?

Whether Bulgaria’s Rumiana Jeleva is the right person for the EU’s humanitarian job or not, Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake shows just how badly Europe needs someone to coordinate humanitarian assistance

Ukraine Decides

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine holds its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. Read Andrew Wilson’s blog from Ukraine here: Installment One – What happened to the Orange Revolution?

Sri Lanka’s Choice, and the World’s Responsibility

Pity the poor Sri Lankan voter. As presidential elections loom on Jan. 26, the public is faced with a choice between two candidates who openly accuse each other of war crimes

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

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

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