Auf Deutschland kommt es an
A piece in German on Germany’s place in Europe
ECFR Council
This EU job is no presidency. It will rely on another. And it won’t be Blair.
Two people are needed to get Europe’s voice heard in the world. And it is the other one who is more likely to be British.
Troika, trio, treat, trick
After the elections for Commission president, we are now drowned in the gibberish of the Council of Europe president elections
No more low-hanging fruit
Since 1989 liberal reformers have helped bring 10 Eastern bloc countries into the EU. Now comes the hard part.
Now the EU should get serious in Iraq
The Iraq issue almost derailed the European Security and Defence Policy, but now it presents a chance to show how far the EU has come in learning how to stabilise war-damaged states. The divisions within the EU over Iraq made it look all too foolish in 2003, so now it’s time to get serious.
G20 in charge of global economic recovery
The G20 highlights the significant shift of economic gravity from the Atlantic region to Asia
What did we really learn from the economic crisis?
All we have really done is change the decision-making body, while the causes and symptoms of the financial crisis remain unchecked
Backsliding on human rights
The EU and their allies have to get their act together on human rights. Lives are at risk.
Lives at risk at the UN
As European power at the UN declines, human rights standards drop and lives are put at risk
Stop rewarding violence in Afghanistan
The international community needs to get serious about helping Afghanistan and stop rewarding human rights abuses