Our Q&A on Afghanistan
A backgrounder on the problems plaguing Afghanistan’s reconstruction, and on why the war-torn country should matter to Europe
Articles
Looking for Afghanistan?s ?Anbar moment?
The U.S and Europe are casting about for Afghanistan’s “Anbar moment”. But the warring tribes to be united first are the international ones.
Putin’s Mini-Me
Even after a reciprocal endorsement between Putin and Medvedev, a delicate balancing act will be necessary to manage Putin?s succession in the coming months
Poland?s latest challenge
The new Polish PM wants to bring Poland back to the heart of Europe and make the country a genuine player in European foreign policy. But the task is enormous.
More wisdom for Europe
Compared to its original formulation, the mandate given to Felipe Gonz?lez to chair an “Independent Reflection Group” amounts to a substantial shift
‘Never again’ means Iraq too
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
This treaty is a mess, but it will free Europe to do more important things
In itself, the treaty will do nothing to convince Europe’s citizens, or the rest of the world, of what the EU is good for. But it will help the EU to do things that may convince them.
The Comit? des Sages: a wise idea?
European leaders are set to examine Nikolas Sarkozy’s proposal to launch a “Comit? des Sages” but the proposal has so far been received with scepticism by most stakeholders
Russia’s elections and the Putin succession
Will Russia’s political tradition of personalised autocracy allow Putin’s survival strategy to succeed? An analysis in Bulgarian
Curtain time in Kosovo
After trying to resolve Kosovo’s status, diplomats have given up. The U.S and the EU now need to back the compromise proposed by UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari and re-affirm the region’s European trajectory.