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.
Asia
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.
No Afghan spring
The assasination attempt on Hamid Karzai should prompt a re-think of the international community’s Afghan policy
For Tibet, Barroso’s China visit is key
During his upcoming visit to China, EC President Barroso will need to convince the Chinese leadership to begin talks with the Dalai Lama
Tibet – avoiding the tie-break
EU governments should put concrete demands to the Chinese government, including a comprehensive review of its Tibet policy