Is Europe too big for further enlargement?
EU institutions are struggling to chart a vision for 27 member states, so how can they accommodate as many as 36?
Russia’s dangerous nuclear consensus
The war in Ukraine has raised the spectre not only of Russia’s disintegration but also of a catastrophic nuclear confrontation.
The shakeup the World Bank needs
If Ajay Banga is confirmed as World Bank president he will have to meet the demands of a global south eager for change.
Can the west woo Africa?
The west’s lack of engagement with Africa in recent years left behind a vacuum China and Russia have eagerly filled.