The election of Narendra Modi in India has marked the arrival of another nationalist at the head of a BRIC. This new BRIC nationalism is accompanied in many cases by the attempts to boost the economies of these countries, with various formulas.
Europe needs to change, to reinvent itself. That is the message of the European elections. Towards another Europe, a combination of more Europe in some ways, less in others, and especially, a better Europe. But the election results are discouraging.
What solution is possible for a stable and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians? Is the end of the two-state solution?
The Scottish independence movement is different from others in Europe. It has to do a lot with compassion, empowerment and equal opportunities in education.
In terms of foreign policy, Barack Obama is giving the Americans what they want deep in their hearts.
The crisis with Russia over the Crimea and the Ukraine in general has led the EU and NATO to start re-thinking the concept of deterrence, although in a very different context from that of the Cold War.
Putin definitely seems to have a map in his head. This is in contrast to the EU and whose Member States have different maps of Europe in their heads.
The growth of the emerging economies is slowing down. Are we at the end of the Great Convergence or is this just a slowdown, a re-balancing of global growth?
The European elections concern 507 million citizens of 28 EU member states, of which around 380 million are entitled to vote, in one of the world’s biggest democratic exercises (second only to India).