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Is Turkey Iran's friend?

Insight by Katinka Barysch
04 November 2009

Is Turkey really Iran’s “friend”, as Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed in a recent interview with the Guardian newspaper? Erdogan’s visit last week to Tehran suggests so.
Making choices over China: EU-China co-operation on energy and climate

Policy brief by Nick Mabey
02 November 2009

The EU needs China to move rapidly towards a low carbon economy. Even with strong leadership at the highest level in China, this will not be easy, given the country's scale, diversity and development needs.
Rebalancing the Chinese economy

Policy brief by Simon Tilford
02 November 2009

China's economy and society are undergoing an extraordinary transformation, with hundreds of millions of people escaping poverty in record time. But the country's development model is not sustainable economically or politically.
What to do about the Lisbon treaty? Four options for the Conservatives

Policy brief by Charles Grant
02 November 2009

The Lisbon treaty will be in force before the next British general election, which the Conservatives seem likely to win. The Conservatives will need to tell the world what they intend to do about a treaty they have vehemently opposed.
President Lamy?

Insight by Hugo Brady
20 October 2009

EU leaders are racking their brains to come up with candidates for the future presidency of the European Council. The job, to be created by the nearly-ratified Lisbon treaty, will replace a system whereby the EU is 'led' by a different national leader every six months.
Greece: Nowhere to hide

Insight by Simon Tilford
08 October 2009

The Greek economy is on a very dangerous course. Unless the government takes steps to boost productivity and strengthen public finances, Greece faces a bleak future.
The Czechs will probably ratify the Lisbon treaty this year

Insight by Charles Grant
02 October 2009

Any prediction about the timing of the Czech Republic’s ratification of the Lisbon treaty must be heavily qualified; politics in Prague are so complex and opaque that many Czechs find it hard to understand what is going on.
Westerwelle for finance minister

Insight by Katinka Barysch
29 September 2009

Guido Westerwelle is the undisputed winner of Sunday’s election in Germany. His Liberal Democratic Party (FDP) attracted almost 15 per cent of the vote, its highest share ever. Angela Merkel will remain chancellor although her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) did slightly worse than in the 2005 election.