Where would Europe be should America and China set up their own G2?
Europe should be at the forefront of the efforts to enlarge the G8 club in order to remain relevant. An Italian article in Corriere della Sera.
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Who is afraid of a ruthless Europe?
A survey carried out after the Irish referendum outlines a very worrying landscape for the future of European integration
Start worrying and learn to ditch the bomb
The world is at the brink of a new and dangerous phase – one that combines widespread proliferation with extremism and geopolitical tension
Salvage operation
Whatever the reasons for the Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, the result is devastating for the EU both internally and externally
The Naked Emperor
An analysis of the Irish ‘no’ to the Lisbon Treaty, published in El Pais. In Spanish and English.
Ireland’s creative destruction
With an Irish “No” to Lisbon, others should continue the ratification process and European leaders keep focus on how to make the EU an effective global player
The prospect of an Irish ‘no’
The rejection of Lisbon by Irish voters would upset the delicate balance which has kept the much buffeted European ship afloat
What Bush divides, Ahmadinejad unites
Iran’s nuclear programme is as scary as the potential of an Israeli air strike on the country
On Iraq, it’s time to call Europe
The US presidential candidates should agree to set up an entirely independent team to canvass European views and share ideas for what do next in Iraq
An ugly face of Europe
Closing itself to immigration will not solve Europe’s problems, and it will impair its attractiveness as a model open society. An op-ed in Spanish and English.