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We Need a New, Inclusive World Security Architecture

In the referendum on the independence of Scotland, London once again got its way, by the skin of its teeth—at least for the time being—thanks to a massive campaign of scare tactics. But even the New York Times commented that the anger expressed in...

Scrutiny time: candidate commissioners’ hearings start on Monday

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Jean-Claude Juncker and the candidate commissioners.

Azerbaijan: call for dialogue between President, political actors and civil society

Speaking at the end of a three-day visit to Azerbaijan, Anne Brasseur, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has called for a broad dialogue between the authorities, political actors and civil society. “Dialogue...

An Alliance of the Two Asian Giants Will Benefit Mankind

Chinese President Xi Jinping's Sept. 17-19 visit to India, and his close interactions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have advanced the important bilateral relations between the two giant nations, and has positive implications for the global...