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View from Paris: A change is coming

France’s focus on Africa at Valetta may be a casualty of the Paris massacres

View from London: A foreign policy focus

Renewed focus on foreign policy responses on migration following Valetta and Paris attacks brings London back into the picture

Will Europe hold together after Paris?

Beneath the talk of unity and common anxiety, three dividing lines are opening up across Europe – how they are resolved will determine whether the EU emerges stronger with its values intact

Burden sharing, where art thou?

With winter approaching, the EU needs to up its game on refugee burden sharing

Refugee road to nowhere: the Western Balkans

The refugee crisis is placing a huge strain on the countries of the Western Balkans – the EU cannot afford for them to break

Russia in Syria: Counterattacking at the UN

European leaders need to find a way to put President Putin back on the diplomatic defensive and the UN may be the best place for them to act

Europe’s Entanglement with Asia Minor

The challenge of Syria could become an opportunity for Germany to define its position in the terms of a well-understood European interest

Welcome to New York!

It's not easy being a European in the Big Apple ahead of UN General Assembly