G20 in charge of global economic recovery
The G20 highlights the significant shift of economic gravity from the Atlantic region to Asia
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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
Iceland in the EU? Yes, but?.
The Icelandic application for EU membership is a little bit special: propelled by the economic crisis, the EU’s eagerness will annoy other potential accession states
The guns of August: non-event with consequences
The political fallout of the Russia-Georgia war of August 2008 affects far more than the main combatants
Why the Obama Administration should not take central and Eastern Europe for granted
Twenty years after the end of the Cold War, Central and Eastern Europe is no longer at the heart of American foreign policy. A GMF policy brief
Right problem, wrong solution
The German Constitutional Court finally approved the Lisbon Treaty this week. But why was this necessary?
Is Sweden up to the challenge?
Financial crisis, the stalement created by the Czech presidency, the uncertainty surrounding Lisbon and EU institutions: there is certainly a lot on the Swedish Presidency plate