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Higher inflation would hit the poorest sectors of the European community hardest
Thursday, 13 June 2013
A growing number of Russians want to emigrate; but even those who leave have cause for fear
Thursday, 13 June 2013
European leaders continue to shirk difficult decisions
Thursday, 6 June 2013
The Nordic and Baltic states are increasingly worried about Russia.
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Three oddities in the case of a US diplomat paraded as a spy by the Russian authorities
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Cleaning up Europe's banking sector is an essential step on the road to economic recovery
Thursday, 30 May 2013
The West should start exploring a response to the mendacity of media run by authoritarian states
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Unprecedented numbers of continental Europeans now speak in the angry and resentful tones traditionally heard from British Eurosceptics
Thursday, 23 May 2013
The West must unite to resist Chinese bullying against those who meet Tibet's leaders
Thursday, 16 May 2013
With signs that China's economic model is breaking down, Europe needs to be subtle and circumspect in its interaction with the country
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Optimism is in short supply in the EU and the Italians are particularly struggling to stay positive
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
To prevent corrupt Russian officials being barred from Europe, Russia is now using the threat of an adoption ban against European states
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
After years of complacency, Europe is finally putting security back on the agenda.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Austerity policies are allegedly undermining the European Union. In reality fragmentation is a bigger threat than austerity.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
High ideals about European leadership inevitably mix with low cunning
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Italian politics are in a mess, with social networking highlighting just how out of touch the old guard really is
Thursday, 25 April 2013
The US's Magnitsky list may be too short, but it has already saved a life
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Credit continues to contract, starving the small and medium-sized businesses that are vital to the European recovery.
Thursday, 18 April 2013
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Thursday, 13 June 2013
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A transatlantic trade agreement looks even more important in the modest context of the rest of the US-European relationship
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Recent events have made it more difficult to be optimistic about the future of the European Union
Thursday, 11 April 2013
France and the UK are steadily losing economic influence
Thursday, 4 April 2013
The Visegrád four have grand ambitions, but lack political clout
Thursday, 4 April 2013
The European Union's failings have been cruelly exposed by Cyprus's complicated, disastrous bail-out
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The death of the exiled Russian oligarch gives the Russian opposition a chance to refashion itself
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The US's decision to divert money from its missile-defence programme in Europe to defence against North Korea is understandable, even if Poles may not like it
Thursday, 21 March 2013
The United States is shedding its troublesome dependence on imports of foreign energy at an accelerating pace. The consequences will transform the role that the US plays in the world.
Thursday, 21 March 2013



