President Yanukovych could be a ?Ukrainian Nixon’: Just as Nixon used his anti-communist credentials to pave his engagement with China, Yanukovych could use his pro-Russian credentials to reassure Ukraine’s Russian-speaking population while reaching out to Europe
The Yanukovych Paradox ? How the new Ukrainian president can be good news for Europe
The Economist?s Charlemagne asks: if Obama’s American can’t make soft power work, what hope does Europe have? Richard Gowan answers: it has to work. Europe has no other option
There is no way back from Kosovo’s declaration of independence – we must accept this and start helping to build a prosperous nation
“Whatever works”. Is this Obama’s key Asia policy?
Debate over how to help a crisis-striken Bosnia ranges from involvement to encouragement. But a third, unpalatable option for a frustrated EU may lurk just behind the scenes: abandonment
We have always known a monetary union cannot exist without political union in the long run
European foreign ministers at the informal Gymnich meeting should take a leaf out of Sun Tzu’s book, and discuss the larger trends shaping Europe’s place in the world rather than institutions and methods
Europe is an easy target for a frustrated Washington. But this misses a fundamental point. The US and Europe are the best allies they?ve each got. Both are declining powers that need to stick together
Lisbon Treaty, Von Rompuy, Ashton, External Action Service: what does it all mean for Europe?