United Kingdom
Euroviews. Magnitsky sanctions are coming. What form they’ll take depends on the EU and UK ǀ View
What exactly do the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell and UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab mean when they talk about Magnitsky sanctions? The question matters because both have committed to introducing them in their respective jurisdictions in the near future.
Yemen
Euroviews. The EU must push for peace in Yemen to avoid a decade of humanitarian disaster ǀ View
As we enter 2020, if the openings for peace are to set Yemen on a path to stability, the EU must be at the forefront of efforts to make the next ten years the decade of delivery, not the decade of disaster. For Yemen, that will require peace.
World News
Euroviews. Redefining the EU as more global is our best hope of counteracting great-power competition ǀ View
Europe is recognising that great-power competition is back and that autopilot solutions, or knee-jerk reactions, are no more than the illusion of a plan. The game that Europe loves so much to play, multilateralism, is under threat.
Iran
Euroviews. The EU's misguided Iran strategy is akin to letting the fox into the hen house ǀ View
If the European Commission - and foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in particular - would have the EU assume a more active role in world affairs, they will be presented with a host of difficult choices, few of them black or white. Take, for example, the question of Iran.