Watch Out For The European Spring
It was the first of the European springs, in a year that was marked by…More
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A Cold War Revival?
At the time, it seemed as important for the preservation of world peace as the…More
Euro Crisis Rings In Conservative Win In Spain
Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party scored a huge electoral win in Spain over the weekend and…More
Berlusconi Lives On
Sunday was, as the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) phrased it, a "great day" for many…More
What's Happened To The Eurozone?
It might have been the most notorious public exhortation to quieten down since Hugo Chávez…More
Pirates At The Helm In Germany?
German politics has experienced two big shocks in 2011. First came the election of the…More
Europe's Moving Targets
Over the past few years, they’ve been among the most prominent targets of conservatives and…More
Europe's Long Hot Summer Of Debt
Three years after the failure of Lehmann Brothers, the international financial crisis that "continues to…More
Wikileaks Goes Rogue
It’s been described as the information equivalent of a "nuclear meltdown". For better or for…More
How France Brokers Deals In Libya
History will record 21 August 2011 as the day a clear victor finally emerged in…More