• Bulletin article by David Hannay, 01 August 2008

    Expectations of a transatlantic honeymoon after the US presidential election are absurdly high. Most Europeans are enjoying the giddy delights of Obamamania, while also thinking that John McCain would do a lot better than the despised George W Bush.

  • Insight by Bobo Lo, 04 July 2008

    I attended a curious conference the other week in Moscow. It was a posh event with a stellar cast and the grand, even pompous, title of ‘Forging common futures in a multipolar world’.

  • Insight by Tomas Valasek, 30 June 2008

    The Czech government floated proposals in May that would see the EU take a more active role in solving frozen conflicts in eastern Europe. The Czechs hold the EU’s rotating presidency next year, so their wish may become reality.

  • Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 09 June 2008

    The shift of power from west to east, as the US-dominated international order becomes multipolar, is evident. But the nature of the emerging system is far from clear. Will it be competitive, based on the assertion of national power, or co-operative, framed by international rules?

  • Insight by Bobo Lo , 05 June 2008

    An extraordinary thing happened to China the other week. Not the Sichuan earthquake, even though that was an enormous, catastrophic event. Nor even the phenomenal popular response to this tragedy.

  • Bulletin article by Tomas Valasek, 02 June 2008

    As the field of candidates in the US presidential election dwindles, the future of US foreign policy is becoming clearer. The changes, as seen from Europe, will be mostly for the better.

  • Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 02 June 2008

    Until recently, neither the EU nor India took their relationship very seriously. That is starting to change, thanks to burgeoning economic ties.

  • Insight by Philip Whyte, 23 May 2008

    Some institutions get less attention than they deserve. Arguably, one of these is the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC). On May 13th 2008 it met for the second time since its launch in 2007.