Time for the Sleeping Beauty to wake
Whether Europe will be able to make a difference in foreign policy depends on whether member states can fulfil PESCO’s commitments
Multilateralism
Lonely at the top
Running the United Nations is a lonely job for António Guterres – and he seems to prefer it that way.
The Hamburg G20: A clash of competing visions of world affairs
Europe's multilateral vision for the G20 appears to be merely a side show to the traditional struggle for national power
Why the G7 can’t agree a response to Syria
The group could not make a decision on sanctions against Russia
With Trump, the spectre of John Bolton returns to the UN
Before January, Europeans should make preparations to safeguard the UN, again
EU indecision on UN Secretary General choice plays to Russia’s advantage
There are still, for now, some very serious European contenders with real chances of success.
Disillusion at the UN: From Srebrenica to Aleppo
Confidence in the UN could fall to an all time low if Moscow continues to manipulate the Syria peace process to its military advantage
COP21: A la carte climate politics
Paris climate deal reflects the modern, less legalistic environment for international deal-making
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
Welcome to New York!
It's not easy being a European in the Big Apple ahead of UN General Assembly