Debate over how to help a crisis-striken Bosnia ranges from involvement to encouragement. But a third, unpalatable option for a frustrated EU may lurk just behind the scenes: abandonment

We have always known a monetary union cannot exist without political union in the long run.

Kosovo special: Jose Ignacio Torreblanca in Pristina

ECFR reports: EU underperformance in civilian missions

ECFR français: Désaccord sur la mission en Afghanistan

ECFR agenda: The return of 19th century Great Power politics

European foreign ministers at the informal Gymnich meeting should take a leaf out of Sun Tzu’s book, and discuss the larger trends shaping Europe’s place in the world rather than institutions and methods

Europe is an easy target for a frustrated Washington. But this misses a fundamental point. The US and Europe are the best allies they’ve each got. Both are declining powers that need to stick together.

Lisbon Treaty, Von Rompuy, Ashton, External Action Service: what does it all mean for Europe?

Daniel Korski et Richard Gowan sur la stratégie de sécurité civilo-militaire de l’UE. L’Europe peut-elle passer de la rhétorique à l’action?

Spain’s policy on Cuba it’s a wait-and-see attitude, and not an absurd one; but we should not use the word “policy”.

Daniel Korski dans le Monde sur l’opération Mushtarak en Afghanistan et pourquoi elle doit être une campagne militaire et politique et pas simplement une bataille.

Most Europeans agree that the EU needs to sharpen up its act in multilateral institutions like the G20. The US won’t take us seriously if we don’t. The trouble is working out how.

European defence ministers are meeting at a difficult time, with Robert Gates accusing Europeans of threatening Euro-Atlantic security, and the recent collapse of the Dutch government over Afghanistan. The defence ministers urgently need to re-examine how the continent thinks about its security

Europe should have a stronger voice when it comes to reforms in the financial system.

Catherine Ashton visits the Western Balkans in her first official foreign trip, and is again roundly criticised. But this troubled region could do with her attention

There is one worrying element to Greece’s financial tragedy that people seem to have forgotten: Greece first turned to Beijing for help.

While Europe focuses on India and China, a host of medium-sized emerging powers are helping to reshape global diplomacy. Is Europe ready for the rise of the lynchpin states?