Can China save Afghanistan?
With Afghanistan’s reconstruction on the brink, what could the EU and U.S ask Beijing to do?
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China Olympics blog
A daily blog following key political stories in China during the Beijing Olympics
French deaths highlight NATO’s other challenge
French combat deaths underscore the challenge in Afghanistan and the need for a new politically-accented and regionally-focused strategy
Steps to secure the non-polar world
How to cooperate on global security with China, Russia and India will be among a new U.S President’s top challenges
Sarkozy’s tightrope act on China
Sarkozy’s attempts to establish a solid basis for a strategic partnership with China are useful to the EU as a whole. In French
Big Brother versus YouTube
For China, the Olympics are no longer a sporting event – they are a battle to define how the country is seen by its citizens and the world
Drafting a new Afghan-Pakistan strategy
Europe and the U.S need a new strategy to deal with Afghanistan and Pakistan. A transatlantic Baker-Hamilton-style commission is necessary
Sarkozy and the Olympics
Nicolas Sarkozy will soon announce whether he will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics. He should definitely go
Donors must rethink their Afghan strategy
The Paris conference this week is a “last-chance” saloon for Afghanistan and donor governments
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