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Firemen, realists and idealists: this century’s global leaders. A piece in Bulgarian.
Firemen, realists and idealists: this century’s global leaders. A piece in Bulgarian.
Spain will need to put national interests aside if it is to help give the post-Lisbon Europe real influence on the world stage
We only have one planet. But we are managing it by outdated means: sovereignty was good at controlling feudal lords a couple of hundred years ago. Perhaps it is in the area of the climate change that the supranational EU can be a model for the rest of the world?
Nobody ever said that running the EU was going to be easy. Ms Ashton’s job is clearly complex and difficult.
European leaders should beware exiting Afghanistan. They have already staked their credibility there, and the balance of power in Asia is very uncertain.
One can hardly imagine a more challenging policy making process than that of the EU. This is what makes the role of think tanks so important.
Should we be depressed or happy about the state of Europe? In truth, no one knows
In a world where traditional bilateral diplomacy is rarely enough to solve global problems, the cooperation of Mrs Clinton and Lady Ashton could prove one of the most important diplomatic pairings
The EU?s new policy statement on Israel and Palestine is pretty good. Now Europe needs to use it ? and the money poured into Palestine ? as the basis for real change.
Iran looks set to defy President Obama?s offer of engagement and the international community ?- including the EU -? will have to decide how to react. But what is Tehran thinking?