View from London: A victory for British logic
The new focus on outsourcing and readmission may tick the boxes needed for London to strengthen its involvement
Wider Europe
View from Berlin: The morning after the night before
The Chancellor remains committed to the deal, despite the headline-grabbing electoral performance of anti-immigration rivals
View from Rome: Don’t forget the Adriatic route
Italy looks set to support the deal, but is nervous about a new influx of migrants from Greece
Futuro de la ampliación de la UE en los Balcanes Occidentales y el papel de la sociedad civil
Francisco de Borja Lasheras participó el pasado 26 de febrero en la Conferencia Internacional “Civil Society and Beyond: A Joint Dialogue on the European Path”…
Turkey’s not so splendid isolation
Despite its confidence in negotiations with the EU, Turkey remains beset on all sides by problems
Russia’s strategy in the Middle East
Kadri Liik gives her analysis on Russia's intervention in the Middle East
In search of Russia’s elusive repression strategy
Repressions and human rights abuses in Russia, happen for other, myriad reasons besides Kremlin policy and those reasons will still need to be addressed, no matter who sits in Moscow.
What next for US-Russia relations?
Dmitry Suslov, Programme Director at Valdai International Discussion Club, gives his analysis
Making sense of Kadyrov’s political posturing
Kadyrov’s positioning of himself as a federal or even international leader, reflects his ambitions to play greater role in the future of Russia
South-eastern Europe’s descent into chaos
Unless both Brussels and Washington renew their political and economic commitment to the region, they may soon find that amid their struggle to resolve the bloodletting in Syria they have lost sight of the growing crisis in south-eastern Europe