The 20 year crisis
Response to the Haiti tragedy; the struggling mission in Afghanistan; the economic crisis. The west is in a ’20 year crisis’
Mark Leonard
How to deal with a more assertive China?
Western governments need to show they are getting serious. Otherwise we will end up with another Copenhagen
Europe must rediscover its power
The EU needs to take a good look at its relations and position in the world ? Lady Ashton is well placed to integrate its strengths
Europe must stand up for Georgia
Open letter: Twenty years after half of Europe was freed, a new wall is being built – across Georgia
The self-hating Parliament
The next generation of EU technocrats will need to be populists as well
What now?
Once he enters office, President Obama will bring a profound challenge to the comfortable introversion of many EU governments
Poisonous relations
The EU needs to figure out a way to come together to fight back against Russian aggression. An article published in Newsweek
Big Brother versus YouTube
For China, the Olympics are no longer a sporting event – they are a battle to define how the country is seen by its citizens and the world
Get involved over Georgia or invite a war
The West could be sleepwalking into a war on the European continent. An article published in the Financial Times
Boycotting the China Olympics
Spielberg was right to step down but governments should look at China’s policies within a historical context, and have a strategy for influencing Beijing beyond the summer of 2008