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India's refusal to condemn the Syrian regime is the latest example of how it differs from the EU on major international questions.

The West and Iran are playing with fire. So turn to Brazil and Turkey for help. The West and Iran are playing a dangerous game. In the past ten days, Iran threatened to close...

While the EU wants to change how it deals with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the fragile peace in the country is rapidly deteriorating. For close to 16 years, Bosnia and...

The eurozone crisis confirms many of the Obama administration's instincts about today's world order. The administration of US President Barack Obama cannot escape Europe. The...

Some of the Qaddafi regime's dirtiest diplomatic secrets are now emerging, including revelations of recent negotiations with Chinese arms producers. As Libya's National...

Foreign ministers also discuss Middle East, Bosnia and Herzegovina. National foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg today (10 October) have expanded sanctions against...

The EU position on Palestine's bid for statehood is crucial. In less than two weeks the Palestinian Authority (PA) will ask the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian...

UN Security Council adopts statement condemning violence after months of silence. The European Union has welcomed a statement issued by the United Nations Security Council...

United Nations, India and Japan among senior positions filled. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has appointed a top Austrian diplomat to represent the...

The EU should prepare to lead peacekeeping in a post-Qaddafi Libya. If American and European leaders are correct, it is “game over” for Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi –...

EU has laid the ground-work to help South Sudan. South Sudan's declaration of independence on Saturday (9 July) has done nothing to improve the plight of its impoverished...

Europe can help bring stability to the Middle East. Delegates from around the world, as well as UN officials, national parliamentarians, and members of civil society, will...

The arrest of Mladic has elevated Serbia's status and boosted the image of its president. The arrest of General Ratko Mladic came on the morning of a visit to Belgrade by...

Serbia expects reward for capturing Mladic. ● A timely capture with time-limited effects ● The Dutch angle ● The charge sheet Many uncertainties...

Arrest of Bosnian Serb former general expected to unblock Serbia's bid to join EU. Ratko Mladić, who is wanted by a United Nations tribunal on genocide charges, has been...

The five principles we should apply in considering the use of force. All the world hates a hypocrite. When states preach virtues they do not practice, or set lower hurdles...

Parliament to discuss defence and security, while MEPs argue that Better co-operation is ‘a necessity'. MEPs are expected to issue a call for an EU seat on the United...

EU considers asset freezes and visa bans. Pressure is mounting for the EU to impose sanctions against Syria as senior diplomats from the European Union's member states...

The UN's secretary-general and the EU's foreign policy chief have similar predecessors, styles and priorities – and a common need to find a voice. If Catherine Ashton...

It is too early to write obituaries for European foreign policy. Has Muammar Qaddafi killed Europe's hopes of a common foreign policy? That question – allegedly posed by...