ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

Fostering Europe’s infant democracies
by Radoslaw Sikorski
A new tool to foster infant democracies in Europe’s neighbouring countries is proposed by Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. As well as supporting pluralism, media freedom and “deep democracy” it would also enable the EU to act more quickly and flexibly.
EW Journal – International

The “Asian century” means tightening Asian belts
by Chandran Nair
The shifting of economic and political power eastwards means the West must wake up to the fact that promoting consumption-led growth to Asia is not a viable option when natural resources are being so rapidly exhausted. Chandran Nair outlines how Asia should abandon Western-style economic practices to achieve a sustainably prosperous future on its own terms.
 
EW Journal - Security & Defence

War and law in the 21st century: Adapting to the changing face of conflict
by Anne-Marie Slaughter
International laws governing conflicts and crimes against humanity have developed slowly and unevenly since the first Hague Convention of 1899. Anne-Marie Slaughter, until recently a top Obama Administration official, sets out the three main trends re-shaping international criminal law.
 
 
 
EW Journal - Developing World

Cash-strapped Europe should still do more to tackle global poverty
by Fan Shenggen
The EU is beset by problems at home and abroad, but that doesn’t mean it can’t do much more to alleviate the hunger that is the constant scourge of one billion people. Shenggen Fan sets out a checklist of actions that Europe’s aid donors have yet to take.
 
EW Journal - Arab World

The Arab spring risks turning sour
by Georges Corm
 The bright promise of Arab popular protests and revolutionary change risks souring, warns Lebanon’s former finance minister Georges Corm. He explains why foreign interference and the exploitation of internal divisions in Arab societies must be vigilantly guarded against.
 
EW Journal - China

Long-term ways China should underpin its aid to Africa
by René N’Guettia Kouassi
China needs to make sure that its economic co-operation brings lasting benefits to Africa’s people in the form of development and better governance. Otherwise the relationship is in danger of souring, warns René N’Guettia Kouassi.
 
 
Europe's World Journal - previous Issues

A practical guide to decarbonising the global economy
by Jim Skea
Sorting fact from fiction is becoming central to the climate change debate. In the aftermath of Copenhagen and with Cancun looming ahead, Jim Skea distinguished what can be done and what must be done

Greening the CAP, and pruning it too
by Valentin Zahrnt
It will soon be crunch-time for Europe’s controversially expensive CAP. Valentin Zahrnt puts forward ideas for slimming the EU’s €50bn a year farm budget while making it environmentally attractive

It’s the right carbon price that’ll turn green promises into projects
by Allan Larson - by Måns Lönnroth
The shape of a climate investment framework that could kick-start a determined investment drive in low-carbon technologies is outlined by Allan Larsson and Måns Lönnroth

'Yes' to Cancún but 'No' to handicapping the world's poor
by Alain Juppé
Copenhagen wasn't the unmitigated disaster it's portrayed as, and Cancún may yet build on its foundations. But Alain Juppé warns that "green fundamentalists" who advocate limiting economic growth should think again if the world's poorest nations are not to suffer
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