EU must make public who really owns its fishing fleets
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How Putin and Erdoğan are making the West irrelevant
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (l) and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Sochi (Photo: Kremlin.ru) There is more in common between Turkey and Russia than one might think. Both are…
EU must beware Beijing’s new charm offensive
Recent gestures are low cost and low risk for Beijing (Photo: Stefan) Lately, Beijing seems to be on a charm offensive towards the European Union — sending special envoys to…
Only Western unity can end Iran hostage-diplomacy
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband in 20
Russia puts EU in nuclear-energy paradox
Ignalina nuclear power station in Lithuania (Photo: Wikipedia) Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns after Ukraine and Russia had blamed each other for renewed shelling…
West needs to counter Russia in Africa, but how?
EU forces left Central African Republic and Mali after Russian mercenaries arrived (Photo: eeas.europa.eu) During US foreign secretary Antony Blinken trip to Africa this week, countering Russian influence will be…
How Ukraine made the case anew for an EU army
Nato soliders on exercise – will they ever be replicated by an EU army? (Photo: NATO) People are asking and will continue to ask with increased urgency: when will the…
Let Taiwan’s democracy shine brighter
Dr Ming-Yen Tsai: 'The Republic of China (Taiwan) is an independent, sovereign country. Taiwan has never been part of the People's Republic of China�
Supporting Taiwan ‘like carrying water in a sieve’
Ambassador Cao Zhongming: 'China's full reunification is unstoppable. Attempts to support or connive at "Taiwan independence" through whatever means is like carrying water in a sieve — all in vain.�
One idea to tackle Big Energy’s big profits
Second-quarter results show Shell, Centrica, Exxon, Chevron and other large energy companies have made record profits (Photo: Images_of_Money) Recently published second-quarter results show that Shell, Centrica, Exxon, Chevron and other…