Archives for International
Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's new President this week. Anxieties that a resurgent Russia could cut supplies of gas to Europe have provoked talk of another Cold War. But Andreas Goldthau, of the RAND Corporation, believes energy is useless to Moscow as a foreign policy instrument. (SPRING 2008) "At the end of the… » read more
Andreas Goldthau, Energy, EU-Russia, Foreign Policy, International
The economies of Central and South America offer huge opportunities for European business. But Carlo Secchi doubts whether the EU is doing enough to develop its relationship with the region SPRING 2008 By 2050 Brazil and Mexico will be among the world's six leading economies. Does the European Union care? Perhaps, but almost certainly not… » read more
Carlo Secchi, Finance & Business, Globalisation, International, Latin America, Trade
Europe's chance to become a global climate champion
With less than two years to go until the crucially important UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in late 2009, Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen assesses Europe's chances of making a real difference on global warming SPRING 2008 Click here to read the full article
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Climate Change, Environment, International
The future of EU-Russia relations
What should EU leaders propose when they'll meet with Russia's new President, Dmitry Medvedev? In Europe's World's latest issue, Mark Leonard, Nicu Popescu and Jacques Andréani came up with some suggestions A five point strategy for EU-Russia relations The EU badly needs a new approach in its dealings with resurgent Russia, write Mark Leonard and… » read more
Enlargement & Neighbours, EU-Russia, Foreign Policy, International, Jacques Andréani, Mark Leonard, Nicu Popescu
Reflections on the "Union for the Mediterranean"
European foreign policy begins with the neighbours The new narrative in Brussels is that the EU should be more assertive internationally and must help shape globalisation. Loukas Tsoukalis looks at Europe's track record so far, particularly in the Mediterranean region, and draws some lessons for the future SPRING 2008 Click here to read the full… » read more
Enlargement & Neighbours, Foreign Policy, International, Jean-François Daguzan, Loukas Tsoukalis, Mediterranean, Richard Youngs
Countering Globalisation's dark side
Europe's key task in the first half of this century, says Javier Solana, will be to help create a new system of global governance that can resolve the growing frictions in our increasingly inter-dependent world AUTUMN 2007 Click here to read the full article
Foreign Policy, Globalisation, International, Javier Solana