Obama and the future of transatlantic relations
Obama will be barraged with ?wish lists? from around the world following inauguration. Ulrike Gu?rot argues the case for transatlantic relations
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Why the Czechs must ratify the Lisbon Treaty
Ulrike Gu?rot urges the Czech Republic, the current holder of the EU Presidency, to ratify the Lisbon Treaty
Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes
Last year’s Congo crisis brought home the EU’s limitations as a global power. Will it accept them or try to overcome them? Richard Gowan discusses
French-German disputes are tearing the EU apart
Ulrike Gu?rot warns that there is no vision for Europe without the leadership tandem
How MEPs can help save the UN Human Rights Council
A European Parliament debate on the EU?s role on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) comes at an embarrassing moment
The EU cannot accept defeat in Congo
If the EU or the UN send in substantial reinforcements, rebel leader Laurent Nkunda might pre-empt them by seizing Goma and take peacekeepers hostage
Georgian lessons for EU generals
As the dust of the August war in Georgia begins to settle, the EU is emerging as the nearest thing around to a winner. An article published in E-Sharp!
Europe’s UN human rights problem
There are clear signs that the EU’s influence at the UN is declining in one of the areas on which it is most united: human rights
The EU should re-engage with Moldova’s ‘frozen conflict’
The war in Georgia has an impact on Moldova. There is a danger of unsustainable peace and transformation of Moldova into a second Belarus
War in Georgia – the EU needs to step in
The hostilities in Georgia are more than a war in Europe’s backyard. It is a war in Europe itself, with dire consequences