News & Views
Thursday, 29 July 2010
News
World Headlines
- Iran, US send signals on nuclear talks — Reuters
- US: Russia not complying with pacts — Wash Post
Transatlantic
Neighbourhood
- Serbia contests Kosovo independence — Reuters
- Falling support for EU in Iceland — EU Observer
EU foreign affairs
- Ashton to take control of Bosnia — D.Telegraph
- Ashton wants Iran talks — Reuters
- EU backs Ukraine's gas reform — EU Observer
Member States
- Cameron Warns Pakistan — NY Times
- Cameron launches Indian trade drive — BBC
Opinion
- Cameron's diplomacy — Simon Tisdall, Guardian
- Kremlin’s New Policy — Anders Aslund, Moscow Times
- Afghanistan: Save What We Can — Ahmed Rashid, TNR
Background
- The new EU diplomatic service — Quentin Peel, FT blog
- Somalia: No Peace to Keep — J.Gettleman, NY Times
In depth
- EU cooperation with AU — Cristina Barrios, FRIDE
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
News
World Headlines
- Russia condemns EU's Iran sanctions — BBC
- $1.1 billion aid package for Kyrgyzstan — Reuters
- AU adds troops to Somalia peace force — Reuters
EU foreign affairs
- Croatia completes two-thirds of EU talks — Reuters
- Brussels 'welcomes' Cameron's Turkey blast — AFP/EUB
- Berlin: Turkey not ready for EU membership — AFP/EUB
- French to head EU intelligence agency — AFP/EUB
Opinion
- Bring Balkans to Europe — Tim Judah, FT
- Leave Serbia and Kosovo Alone — Misha Glenny, IHT
- Where does Turkey's future lie? — Gavin Hewitt, BBC blog
- Pakistan and Afghanistan — David Ignatius, Wash Post
Background
- Turkish-Iranian Energy Cooperation — S.Kardas, EDM
- OSCE Summit in Astana — Erica Marat, EDM
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
News
World Headlines
- Kyrgyzstan seeks $1bn in aid — BBC
- Leak May Hurt Afghan War Efforts — NY Times
EU foreign affairs
- Europe Imposes New Sanctions on Iran — NY Times
- Turkey to ignore EU sanctions — AFP/EUB
- EU Floats Serbia-Kosovo Talks Offer — RFE/RL
- Iceland membership talks to begin — EU Observer
- EU hails birth of diplomatic service — AFP/EUB
- EU urges Syria to free activist — AFP/EUB
- EU condemns killing of French — AFP/EUB
- India, EU to discuss free-trade deal — AFP/EUB
- Corrupt defence deals? — EU Observer
Member states
Opinion
- Iran: Tightening the screw — Gavin Hewitt, BBC blog
- ICC's call to arrest Bashir is futile — C.Duodu, Guardian
Background
- Bank Stress Tests Start to Reassure — NY Times
- China invests in Brazil and elsewhere — Wash Post
Monday, 26 July 2010
News
World Headlines
- Reports: Pakistan Aids Taliban — NY Times
- Iranian Negotiator to Meet With Ashton — NY Times
EU foreign affairs
- EU to hammer Iran with sanctions — AFP/EUB
- EU Iran sanctions far-reaching — EU Observer
- EU seeks to end divisions on Kosovo — AFP/EUB
- EU to put pressure on Sudan — AFP/EUB
Opinion
- Obama Will Not Bomb Iran — Steve Clemons, W.Note
- Talking to the Taliban? — Amir Taheri, Aawsat
- UN secretary-general must go — James Traub, FP
- NATO's Economy of Scale — Ivo Daalder, IHT
- The IMF We Need — Editorial, NY Times
Background
- Democracy in Kyrgyzstan? — Charles Recknagel, FP
In depth
- Reform in North Africa — J.S.Carpenter, GMF
- EU’s Contribution to UNSC — Nicoletta Pirozzi, IAI
Friday, 23 July 2010
News
ICJ Kosovo ruling
- Kosovo Declaration Legal — NY Times
- After Kosovo — Gideon Rachman, FT blog
- The Kosovo ruling — Tim Judah, Economist blog
- Ruling good for Serbia — David Bosco, FP
- Kosovo independence legal — EU Observer
- Kosovo at the Crossroads — Q&A Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
World Headlines
- Ships from Lebanon won't reach Gaza — Reuters
- OSCE sends police monitors to Kyrgyzstan — Reuters
- Kremlin to fight police corruption — Reuters
EU foreign affairs
- EU envoys endorse Iran sanctions — AFP/EUB
- EU urges Chad to arrest Beshir — AFP/EUB
- De Gucht: China business concern rising — AFP/EUB
Background
- Russia and Belarus — Economist
- Turkey and its rebel Kurds — Economist
- Israel: Might Lieberman go? — Economist
- Afghanistan: The great endgame — Economist
- North and South Korea: Sabre-rattled — Economist
- US counters China's influence in Asia — Wash Post
In depth
- A transatlantic defence market — C.M.O’Donnell, CER