The Superpower Sisters
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
Daniel Korski
Memo to President Ahmadinejad
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?
Europe must support Obama’s surge – but with one joint string attached
President Obama’s surge deserves European backing. But in return, EU governments should demand an international commission, like the Iraq Study Group, to develop a political strategy and report back in a year.
Time to rally the European troops, General Ashton
Baroness Ashton may be judged on how well she dons a general’s beret. In building Europe’s military capabilities, there is fortunately both much to rectify and build on.
Europe’s new leaders
Stop the traffic, they won?t, but Van Rompuy and Ashton will do better: they will build a traffic system
A new world of diplomacy
We need diplomats to liaise with cities and regions
Lisbon passed: Will there be real change in Brussels?
The much-awaited Lisbon Treaty is now finally in place. But will it make any difference?
Soft power? Hard work ahead
The EU must make its civilian capabilities work better alongside its military tools
The EU and failing states
The EU has a disturbing ?lack of capacity? when it comes to state building and crisis missions. The EU and its member states need to stand up to help prevent fragile states turning into failed states.
Now the EU should get serious in Iraq
The Iraq issue almost derailed the European Security and Defence Policy, but now it presents a chance to show how far the EU has come in learning how to stabilise war-damaged states. The divisions within the EU over Iraq made it look all too foolish in 2003, so now it’s time to get serious.