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From Russia with Love
The EU needs to develop the capacity to respond to the Kremlin’s new soft power offensive both at home and abroad.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is everyone’s darling at the moment, but the international community would do better to approach Tehran with greater caution.
Unready for Take-Off
Iran has the potential to be everything the hype insists it is – the last frontier market to fall to global capitalism. European firms are well-positioned to benefit. But realities on the ground are still dire.
In Search of a New Model
Slowing growth in China carries repercussions, not least for the country itself. Four scenarios could result from responses Beijing might adopt.
Deadly Patriotism
One year on and against the backdrop of a worsening refugee crisis, the self-appointed “defenders of the Occident“ have radicalized.
Bypass Operation
With Nord Stream 2 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is nearing his goal of cutting Ukraine out of the gas supply picture.
Feeling the Heat
Even though rarely discussed, climate change is one factor exacerbating the present refugee crisis engulfing Europe.
Merkel’s Refugee Risk
Many Germans still believe the chancellor was right when she opened the borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees. But doubts are growing, and her party, too, is becoming nervous. Could her job be at stake?
Germany’s Unipolar Moment
Berlin has emerged as the continent’s de facto leader – but what does this mean in 21st century Europe?
Rouhani’s Pyrrhic Victory
Paradoxically, the agreement over the Iranian nuclear program is likely make things more difficult for President Hassan Rouhani. Rather than bolstering the forces of reform, the deal may end up having the opposite effect.
Truce At Last?
There are growing signs that an armistice is taking hold in eastern Ukraine. It would be no victory for Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s undeclared hybrid war, though.
Europe by Numbers: Open Arms – and Arson
It should come as no surprise that Europeans are increasingly worried about the mounting immigration crisis.
