In the name of Europe
The EU needs a strategy which links its values and its interests
Commentary
View from Dublin: A “wait and see” approach
Ireland’s calculus on sanctions is informed by its economic ties to Russia and its need to forge stronger EU ties ahead of a potential Brexit
Bringing Israel’s Palestinian Arabs back into the political equation
When Israelis go to the polls on Tuesday 17 March they will do so at a critical time in Israel's relations with the Palestinians
Israeli elections primer: What to look out for
For the first time this century the leader of Israel’s Labour Party appears to be genuinely competing for the position of Prime Minister.
How Russia has come to loathe the West
In the quarter century of post-Soviet development, resentment towards the West has been accumulating to a broad, genuine and raw hatred
View from London: Elections approach, Ukraine looms
The UK supports sanctions, but the Ukraine crisis has become a political football in the campaign for the upcoming general elections
View from Warsaw: Sanctions are the EU’s only tool
Poland is more moderate on Russia policy than hawks might have hoped, preferring the use of sanctions to any military option
Pressing Europeans on Defence: A US Power Play
American UN ambassador Samantha Power explains why the EU needs to up its contributions to global UN peacekeeping
Bibi and the bomb
That Netanyahu can vehemently denounce the nuclear agreement with Iran but keep his nuclear arsenal out of public debate is a miracle of biblical proportions
View from Vienna: Austria is again on the sceptical side
Austria is still sceptical about sanctions, but it will not challenge the bigger EU states without support