José Ignacio Torreblanca

The New World Disorder

As a marked increase in conflict causes instability across the globe, the West can only watch international order unravel

The Russian mirror has broken

Putin has diverted Russia's course from modernisation to revisionism in order to shore up the power of a small elite

Iraq, forge of the 21st century

Bush gave Saddam a kicking, but left Iran to rule over a region infested with terrorists

The EU has won, Russia has lost

If Russia’s aim was to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence, it has clearly failed

Who rules in Europe?

The European Union is facing a crisis of democracy. Will we choose the future or the past?