Biden Can Pass His China Test

MADRID – When the time comes to evaluate US President Joe Biden’s international legacy, one variable will be enormously significant: the...

Putting 21st century back on track

By Javier Solana MADRID ― Most readers will remember the widespread enthusiasm with which we met the arrival of the 21st century. It was a time...

Putting the Twenty-First Century Back on Track

MADRID – Most readers will remember the widespread enthusiasm with which we met the arrival of the twenty-first century. It was a time of high...

Joe Biden Formula

By Javier Solana MADRID ― There is an eternal debate about how much leadership and personality matter in international relations. But...

The Biden Formula

MADRID – There is an eternal debate about how much leadership and personality matter in international relations. But after the turbulence of the...

Multilateralism in US election

By Javier Solana MADRID ― When Donald Trump became the U.S. Republican Party's presidential nominee in 2016, many predicted that he...

America’s Multilateralism Election

MADRID – When Donald Trump became the US Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2016, many predicted that he would tone down his inflammatory...

Reopening peace factory

By Javier Solana MADRID ― The Sperry Corporation was an American manufacturer of electronic components, information-technology...

Reopening the Peace Factory

MADRID – The Sperry Corporation was an American manufacturer of electronic components, information-technology equipment, and defense systems that...

Lebanon Needs a New Start

MADRID – “The intellectual capital of the Arab East” and “the ideal place for maximum flowering and pluralism” is how the writer Amin...

An Interview with Javier Solana

Averting a Cold War of Choice

MADRID – Western societies are currently gripped by the ominous idea that we are entering a new cold war, this time between the United States and...

Learning lessons of pandemic

By Javier Solana MADRID ― Among its many other effects, the COVID-19 crisis has intensified the pre-existing geopolitical rivalry...

Learning the Lessons of the Pandemic

MADRID – Among its many other effects, the COVID-19 crisis has intensified the pre-existing geopolitical rivalry between China and the United...