José Ignacio Torreblanca

Hammers and nails

As the US plans to beef up its foreign service, Europe should also consider instilling life to the idea of an integrated diplomatic service, argues Jos? Ignacio Torreblanca

Gaslight

Jose Ignacio Torreblanca argues that Europe is not dependant on Russian gas, but instead on an unhealthy relationship with Moscow

Golden carrots

With EU enlargement no more on offer, the EU?s neighbourhood policy faces increasing difficulties

Theme park Europe

Few outside Europe, from the CIA to world public opinion, believe that the EU will be a relevant world actor in 2025

Three fault lines

Pakistan, Congo and Ukraine are three fault lines separating us from the future

Commander Obama

Undoing Bush’s foreign policy legacy will be a huge challenge for Obama. But what can Europe do to help?

Destination Washington

The G-20 Summit this week-end in Washington offers a good opportunity to reflect on what Europe wants to achieve, both internally and externally

US elections – Up to the occasion

If the Obama phenomenon is confirmed in the public vote on 4 November, the repercussions in US foreign policy will be huge

From Atocha to Waziristan

Germany?s decision to increase its troops in Afghanistan is both courageous and necessary: the security of both European and Afghan citizens is inseparable

Losing the ‘good’ war

Afghanistan was always the ?good? war and Iraq, the bad one. But what if Bush?s legacy becomes losing the good war and winning the bad one?