Appeasement of dictators will fail

Describing appeasement, Konrad Adenauer, the German Chancellor after the Second World War once said: "The one sure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured." This advice seems not to be taken seriously by a minority group of my colleagues in...

The west has failed in Iraq. After the fall of Saddam Hussein, not only has Iraq not gone towards more democracy, but the situation of human rights has deteriorated day by day. The alarming rise of arbitrary executions is bringing the country closer to the model of neighbouring Iran, now...

The May 23 talks on Iran and it nuclear crisis provide Europe with the chance to help sort out not one problem, but two. As well as ascertain the extent to which the mullahs are willing to pull back from the brink, the talks, which are scheduled to take place...

When Secretary of State Clinton and all the NATO foreign and defense ministers convene in Brussels today, they will have one issue topping their agenda: the tumultuous, fragile situation in Afghanistan. With the deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan fast approaching, the enigma of finding a lasting solution has become even...