Spheres of influence
Russia may be tempted to believe that it has succeeded in Georgia, but it has in fact further isolated itself and helped Europe unite
José Ignacio Torreblanca
Kosovo: precedent or excuse?
When dealing with Moscow, EU leaders should not accept the parallelism between Kosovo and Ossetia
What to do next with Russia
The EU faces a tough dilemma: sanctions would further isolate Russia but a ?business as usual’ approach would send the wrong signal
Ossetia farce
Moscow’s decision to recognize Georgia’s breakaway regions is a profound challenge to Europe’s security architecture
EU defence: the numbers don’t add up
The EU collectively spends an annual 200 billion euro on defence but squanders most of it on Cold War-style armies
Mediterranean Union – rhetoric vs. reality
Despite the grand rhetoric, neither Sarkozy nor the EU have the capacity to transform the southern Mediterranean
Who is afraid of a ruthless Europe?
A survey carried out after the Irish referendum outlines a very worrying landscape for the future of European integration
The Naked Emperor
An analysis of the Irish ‘no’ to the Lisbon Treaty, published in El Pais. In Spanish and English
The prospect of an Irish ‘no’
The rejection of Lisbon by Irish voters would upset the delicate balance which has kept the much buffeted European ship afloat
What Bush divides, Ahmadinejad unites
Iran’s nuclear programme is as scary as the potential of an Israeli air strike on the country