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War in Ukraine (9 March 2022)
Russia invades Ukraine (25 Febraury 2022)
Afghanistan (16 August 2021)
Long election week (9 November 2020)
World War III? (8 January 2020)
Syria: to intervene, or not to intervene (12 April 2018)
The triumph of Donald Trump US presidential election 2016 (9 November 2016)
The Trump phenomenon US presidential election 2016 (7 November 2016)
Weaponization of lorries (15 July 2016)
Brussels, 22 March 2016 (22 March 2016)
Syria – It’s complicated (27 November 2015)
Islamic State and terror (15 November 2015)
Strategy for Syria: Russian clarity, Western confusion (13 October 2015)
‘Grexit’ averted (for now) (13 July 2015)
Whither next, Greece? Greek referendum (5 July 2015)
Grexit inevitable? (27 June 2015)
Greece: the crisis continues (whether there is an agreement or not) (24 June 2015)
Is Greece a modern state? (17 February 2015)
Greek election: the beginning of the end of austerity? (25 January 2015)
Nous sommes tous Charlie (12 January 2015)
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose Middle East: Gaza (30 July 2014)
Ukrainian restraint and Russian narrative (4 March 2014)
Russian intervention in Ukraine (2 March 2014)
Nelson Mandela passes away (6 December 2013)
German federal election 2013: results (22 September 2013)
German federal election 2013: certainties and uncertainties (21 September 2013)
Syria: defining moment (28 August 2013)
The Sahara: a new front? (4 February 2013)
Gaza: what is Israel’s objective? (16 November 2012)
US presidential election 2012: President Obama re-elected (7 November 2012)
US presidential election 2012: foreign policy challenges for the next president (4 November 2012)
Greek election: disaster averted? (17 June 2012)
Bailing out Spain’s banks (9 June 2012)
Greece: exit from the eurozone? (13 May 2012)
French presidential election and austerity (1 May 2012)
French presidential election, 2012: all over for Mr Sarkozy? (19 April 2012)
North Korea’s failed rocket launch (13 April 2012)
French presidential election, 2012 (11 April 2012)
Greece, the euro, and patience (17 February 2012)
ECB, liquidity, and sovereign debt (21 December 2011)
North Korea in transition (20 December 2011)
Franco-British spat (16 December 2011)
Two-speed Europe (9 December 2011)
China’s foreign reserves policy (4 December 2011)
End of Mr Berlusconi’s premiership? (8 November 2011)
Greece and the euro (1 November 2011)
US and China: collusion collapsing? (6 August 2011)
US and credibility (28 July 2011)
US — Will it default? (17 July 2011)
Europe — Where is the left? (19 May 2011)
Al Qaeda: pyramid or hydra? (2 May 2011)
Libya — What next? (18 March 2011)
Intervention in Libya (17 March 2011)
Belgium still without a government (8 May 2011)
Egypt: President Mubarak steps down (11 February 2011)
North Korea attacks (24 November 2010)
World economy: uncertain future (12 November 2010)
La nouvelle entente cordiale? (5 November 2010)
Venezuela and Colombia: war drums beating? (26 July 2010)
North Korea — just rhetoric? (24 July 2010)
Kosovo independence: not illegal, therefore legal? (22 July 2010)
I wonder what’s in the box (21 July 2010)
Cocoa hoarder (20 July 2010)
The Tome Raider (20 July 2010)
Estonia will join the euro (18 July 2010)
What’s happening in Kyrgyzstan? (2) (1 July 2010)
Political football (1 July 2010)
Civilian control (23 June 2010)
Belgium: a government some time in September, perhaps? (16 June 2010)
Belgium elects (10 June 2010)
Swine flu and conspiracy (4 June 2010)
Israel’s blunder (31 May 2010)
Gaza aid ships (31 May 2010)
Passed by one vote (27 May 2010)
Justice for Cambodia, food for Chad (26 May 2010)
BA strike goes ahead (20 May 2010)
Cutting deficit, Spanish style (12 May 2010)
Estonia to join the euro (12 May 2010)
Euro saved, for the moment (11 May 2010)
Euro’s future (9 May 2010)
Greek ‘contagion’ (6 May 2010)
Political uncertainty and market confidence (30 April 2010)
Belgium Alarm bell sounded (29 April 2010)
Incredible Greece (28 April 2010)
Food crisis in Guatemala (9 April 2010)
State of emergency in Kyrgyzstan and Thailand (8 April 2010)
Aliens in our midst (8 April 2010)
Turkey at crossroads (7 April 2010)
What’s happening in Kyrgyzstan? (7 April 2010)
War, truth and Wikileaks (6 April 2010)
Hainan, the new Dubai (31 March 2010)
Attacks on Moscow metro (30 March 2010)
How to balance the books (30 March 2010)
Belgium Old and unemployed (30 March 2010)
Bankers, lawyers and accountants (12 March 2010)
Attacking the tax collectors (18 February 2010)
Identities stolen by a spying agency? (18 February 2010)
Winter Olympics London’s Schadenfreude (16 February 2010)
Greece An Ancien Régime? (14 February 2010)
Belgium Prison: a multi-cultural environment? (14 February 2010)
A deal to save Greece and the euro (11 February 2010)
New cold war? (3 February 2010)
Where’s my zodiac pig? (25 January 2010)
Kraft takes over Cadbury (22 January 2010)
Proscribing extremist groups (16 January 2010)
Earthquake in Haiti (15 January 2010)
Flanders We pay too much to the EU! (15 January 2010)
Netherlands Iraq inquiry (12 January 2010)
Explosives in the underwear? (6 January 2010)
Execution of Mr Akmal Shaikh (29 December 2009)
GBP — EUR parity (28 December 2009)
Attempting to bring down an aeroplane (26 December 2009)
DIY on Christmas Day? (25 December 2009)
COP15: deal or no deal (18 December 2009)
Traffic jams over 500km (17 December 2009)
COP15: what a mess (16 December 2009)
Is British Airways too big to fail? (14 December 2009)
What is a minaret? (29 November 2009)
Debt standstill? (25 November 2009)
Is Borders going bust? (25 November 2009)
War in Afghanistan (24 November 2009)
Is climate change a trick? (23 November 2009)
The first EU president (19 November 2009)
Did T-Mobile sell my data? (17 November 2009)
Economic crisis One year on (25 September 2009)
Duplicitous diplomacy (3 September 2009)
NHS (14 August 2009)
Releasing the Lockerbie bomber (14 August 2009)
Starbucks is coming to Belgium (10 August 2009)
War in the cyber space? (8 August 2009)
From consumption of expression to consumption of experience (30 July 2009)
Pigs will fly and we will die (25 July 2009)
US and Russia (7 July 2009)
China and ethno-nationalism (6 July 2009)
Rogues (3 July 2009)
Unemployment 9.5% (2 July 2009)
Sharia Courts (1 July 2009)
150 years for Mr Madoff (29 June 2009)
Iran Tense days (21 June 2009)
Iranian election Renewed hope for peace? (12 June 2009)
Cricket Sensational humiliation (6 June 2009)
Generation Obama (4 June 2009)
Europe Dangerous times ahead? (5 May 2009)
Swine flu Media hype? (30 April 2009)
Swine flu When you thought it couldn’t get worse ... (27 April 2009)
Europe in deflation (1 April 2009)
The ever-worsening reputation of the Swiss (19 March 2009)
Economic crisis European anger at Britain (2 March 2009)
Global warming, nuclear power, and genetically modified crops (17 February 2009)
Cricket West Indies are back! (7 February 2009)
Obama presidency Yes we will (20 January 2009)
Obama presidency New era (20 January 2009)
Middle East Israel’s impossible condition for victory? (2 January 2009)
Middle East Israel’s long-term strategy? (27 December 2008)
India and Pakistan War? (30 November 2008)
Mumbai (27 November 2008)
Bankers’ bash (27 November 2008)
Recession LAT masthead: “foreclosure sale” (17 November 2008)
US To save or not to save G.M. (12 November 2008)
Belgium 44.2% (10 November 2008)
Obama presidency What will happen first? (9 November 2008)
US presidential election Inebriated Brummie reports from America (7 November 2008)
US presidential election Finally ... (4 November 2008)
US presidential election A big lump of splitters (30 October 2008)
US presidential election “Redistribution” (29 October 2008)
UK politics John Prescott and class (28 October 2008)
Financial crisis Head of German research institute compares the plight of managers to victims of anti-Semitism (26 October 2008)
US presidential election 2008 All over for Mr McCain? (26 October 2008)