Donors must rethink their Afghan strategy
The Paris conference this week is a “last-chance” saloon for Afghanistan and donor governments
Articles
Get involved over Georgia or invite a war
The West could be sleepwalking into a war on the European continent. An article published in the Financial Times.
What Bush divides, Ahmadinejad unites
Iran’s nuclear programme is as scary as the potential of an Israeli air strike on the country
Serbien bleibt gespalten
The European Union should remain open to Serbia?s full membership. A comment piece in German from Die Presse.
On Iraq, it’s time to call Europe
The US presidential candidates should agree to set up an entirely independent team to canvass European views and share ideas for what do next in Iraq
Weaning Afghanistan off drugs
The Afghan opium economy continues to grow. To have any chance of success, international efforts need to focus on security and bringing criminal kingpins to justice through a specialised UN court.
An ugly face of Europe
Closing itself to immigration will not solve Europe’s problems, and it will impair its attractiveness as a model open society. An op-ed in Spanish and English.
The EU still needs UN peacekeepers
The EU should pay attention to who is appointed as the next chief of the UN’s peacekeeping department
New German security strategy – Going it alone?
CDU’s new draft National Security Strategy is a useful document but one that seems to be ignoring the benefits of being part of the EU
Europe needs a single market for natural gas
The European Commission should focus on building a well-functioning internal gas market, and not on developing a foreign energy policy