Hammers and nails
As the US plans to beef up its foreign service, Europe should also consider instilling life to the idea of an integrated diplomatic service, argues Jos? Ignacio Torreblanca
Articles
Obama and the future of transatlantic relations
Obama will be barraged with ?wish lists? from around the world following inauguration. Ulrike Gu?rot argues the case for transatlantic relations
Die neue Au?enpolitik der USA
Pr?sident Obama muss die dringenden au?enpolitischen Herausforderungen sofort nach seiner Angelobung angehen
An Answer to the Russian Challenge
What role should post-Soviet Russia actually play globally and in the European order? Joschka Fischer, former German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor and co-chair of ECFR, discusses
Why the Czechs must ratify the Lisbon Treaty
Ulrike Gu?rot urges the Czech Republic, the current holder of the EU Presidency, to ratify the Lisbon Treaty
Gaslight
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca argues that Europe is not dependant on Russian gas, but instead on an unhealthy relationship with Moscow
In defence of democracy promotion
Democracy promotion itself needs promoters – and, with judicious diplomacy, this year’s presidents of the EU could do much to change mindsets and reduce Europe’s ambivalence
Cleaning up Ukraine?s Pipes
How can the EU work with Ukraine to prevent another crisis next January? Andrew Wilson discusses
Europe is failing two life and death tests. We must act together, now
Timothy Garton Ash looks at how the EU has appeared divided in both Gaza and the gas crisis
Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes
Last year’s Congo crisis brought home the EU’s limitations as a global power. Will it accept them or try to overcome them? Richard Gowan discusses