La Chine, vieux pays, mais jeune puissance ?conomique
Nous sommes face ? la cons?cration d’un mythe fondateur, celui d’une superpuissance
Asia
Can Afghans still count on the EU?
The EU should commit itself to a ?civilian surge’, but with Afghan rather than European civilians
After Afghanistan
The Afghan experience will leave Europe?s armed forces drained and in search of a new purpose. Insufficient political will and empty state coffers will hamper rejuvenation
Asia-Pacific security in the context of global economic crisis
The world crisis and its impact on Asian regional integration and economic security: An article for the Asia-Pacific Security Forum 2009
Stop rewarding violence in Afghanistan
The international community needs to get serious about helping Afghanistan and stop rewarding human rights abuses
Leering bear, rising dragon
“G2” is this year’s world order catchphrase. The ‘other’ international power duopoly will end in tears for Russia.
Submarines in the desert
The recent controversy in the UK regarding a shortage of military equipment in Afghanistan highlights a wider refusal in Europe to recognise the nature of the security threats in a post Cold War world
Staying power
Britain needs to stick to its mission in Helmand ? it is the right thing to do
China’s response to the G2
Fears in Europe that China works to lock the US into a “G2” embrace so as to dominate the global agenda do not reflect Chinese experts’ thinking
EU’s Pakistan policy must come off autopilot
With Pakistan at a crossroads and facing a profound crisis, the EU cannot leave its policy unchanged