by Giles Marshall
Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, will be the first foreign leader to meet new US president Donald Trump this Friday and it has caused a resurgence of hope in Britain that the…
by Leopold Traugott
Although the EU-Turkey deal caused seemingly endless troubles, everyone seems to agree on one thing: the deal worked. It managed to drastically bring down refugee numbers. For the new Maltese EU presidency,…
by Heshmat Alavi
The sheer fact that Iran, sitting on the world’s 2nd largest natural gas reserves, second only to Russia, is forced to import up to 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas each year…
by Žiga Turk
Technological change was never as fast as it is today. This is not a cliché, this is a fact: previous technological revolutions, such as the agricultural revolution or the industrial revolution provided…
by Yavuz Baydar
Forget the old guidebooks on how to conduct foreign policy. These are times that require that the modes and codes change. The official introduction of Donald Trump as the leader…
by Robert Heslop
Brexit Britain, what a wonderful vision. Free of the shackles of Brussels, the buccaneering UK will be able to strike free trade across the globe, the UK’s security will be secured through…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
Italian MEP Antonio Tajani, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group, was elected new President of the European Parliament yesterday evening. It took him four rounds of voting to beat his…
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by Heshmat Alavi
105 United Nations Member States, including many from Europe, adopted a resolution on December 21st to establish a mechanism aimed at…
by Madalina Sisu Vicari
From South Stream to TurkStream but with much less gas
On October 10, 2016, on the sidelines of the World Energy Congress in Istanbul, and in the presence of the presidents Vladimir…
by Andrew Duff
Brussels is no stranger to political confusion, especially when the leadership of the EU institutions is concerned. Already the press wheels out its usual reports of backroom deals and an imminent 'stitch-up'…