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 day, [...]

When it comes to a new enlargement round in eastern Europe, the EU can’t go forward and can’t go back writes Krzysztof Bobinski. (SPRING 2008)
In Ukraine, the EU’s failure to encourage the government in its European aspirations risks creating a growing disillusionment with the West. That would strengthen Russia’s position in Ukraine, where Moscow [...]

The EU is dragging its feet over the Western Balkans, warns Wolfgang Petritsch, the EU’s former Special Envoy to Kosovo. He urges the Union to draw on its experience with Bulgaria and Romania to accommodate the special needs of the Balkan states
SPRING 2008
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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 Nicu Popescu. They [...]

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
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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
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The past six years have seen a succession of political errors, neglect and missed opportunities, says Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan’s former Finance Minister. He sets out his proposals for a 10 year recovery strategy to bring it back from the brink
SUMMER 2007
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