by Nasim Ahmed
I was probably not alone in wanting to be surprised by British Prime Minister David Cameron as he made the case for air strikes against Daesh/ISIS in Syria to a packed parliament on…
by SIJBREN DE JONG, JAN WOUTERS
On November 18, Maroš Šefčovič, the European commissioner for energy union, delivered the first ever State of the Energy Union speech, designed to become an annual moment of reflection on…
by Silvia Brugger
The European Commission recently released its vision for the global climate change agreement, which is due to be adopted in Paris in December. It is worth noting that the EU is the first…
by O. Krumme-Garcia
The nightmares of the first Cold War are back, the threat is rising, and so is the spiral of provocation. After the Turkish Air Force has shot down a Russian SU-24 fighter…
by François Godement
It appears that, within 24 hours, two events have taken place that are a direct challenge to Russia. One is the sabotage of Ukraine’s energy link with Crimea. Although this act might not be…
by O. Krumme Garcia
Having witnessed a week of terrorism, the calls for security in Europe rise high once again. In the middle of the biggest refugee crisis since the end of World War 2,…
by Judy Dempsey
Europe has to choose. The murder of 129 people during six separate terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13 is forcing governments across Europe to consider how to deal with the so-called Islamic…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
Following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, France has decided to invoke Article 42(7) of the EU Treaty – establishing that EU countries must provide “aid and assistance” to a fellow member state…
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by Asa Winstanley
Last month the heads of four major Israeli arms firms warned their government of a "major crisis" in the…
by Nina Schick
The German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maizière is centre-stage in a domestic political storm on the status of Syrian nationals in the on-going refugee crisis. Nina Schick argues that he’s the fall-guy as…