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  • Russia, China and global governance
    Report by Charles Grant, 29 February 2012
    Russia, China and global governance
  • It doesn’t matter who is president of Russia
    Opinion piece 02 August 2011
    It doesn’t matter who is president of Russia
  • Stopping the transatlantic rift
    Opinion piece 26 January 2011
    Stopping the transatlantic rift
  • Out of range, out of mind: Is there a role for Europe in the Korean crisis?
    Insight by Ian Bond, 12 April 2013

    The Korean Peninsula is a long way away, but what happens there affects Europe.  In a modest way, the EU can do some good.
  • The vulnerability of elites: Geopolitical risk in 2013
    Opinion piece by GAC members
    Global Agenda Council, 21 January 2013

    Categorising the major themes, risks, opportunities, and wild cards—based on discussions of the Global Agenda Council on Geopolitical Risk in Dubai, November 2012.
  • Are Europeans a better transatlantic security partner than meets the eye?
    Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 06 July 2012

    Europeans are less willing to use military force than their US allies. But they are still making significant contributions to global stability.
  • Let Russia show the way on Syria
    Opinion piece by Edward Burke
    The New York Times, 11 June 2012

    Like him or loathe him over his stance on Syria, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, is a better diplomat than most. Experience counts, and Lavrov has spent almost three decades at the United Nations.
  • Russia, China and global governance
    Report by Charles Grant, 29 February 2012

    Will the 'multipolar' world have strong international institutions, or will balance-of-power politics prevail? The attitudes of Russia and China will be crucial.
  • It doesn’t matter who is president of Russia
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 02 August 2011

    In Moscow, the speculation about Russia’s next president is becoming tedious. Dmitry Medvedev has made it clear he would like to run again, but most people think Vladimir Putin, prime minister, will be the official candidate and win March’s election.
  • Stopping the transatlantic rift
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    International Herald Tribune, 26 January 2011

    You might call it the Obama paradox: Atlanticists on both sides of the ocean were certain that this president, inaugurated two years ago, would renew the transatlantic alliance.
  • Is China being beastly to foreign investors?
    Insight by Charles Grant, 30 July 2010

    When I visited China a year ago, I was struck by the strong feeling among many foreign firms there that the business environment was getting tougher. Western businessmen complained, in particular, about discrimination against foreigners.