The EU Needs to Ask Russia the Tough Questions

The EU must find the guts to put economic and hard security on top of the bilateral agenda with Moscow.

Can Europe Help Reduce Sino-Japanese Tensions?

Europe may not at first glance appear the most obvious mediator between China and Japan but it holds several advantages.

Labor Pains: Why the Transatlantic Jobs Crisis is Worse than it Appears

Two recent official reports have dampened the economic mood on both sides of the Atlantic: U.S. Department of Labor data shows the U.S. job market is slowing down, while the European Commission’s spring economic outlook predicts rising unemployment.