Obama's midterm fall
Two years after the world was transfixed by the triumphant Obama campaign, US voters are disenchanted with their president’s policies both at home and abroad, as Matt Frei reports
Transatlantic counsel
The United States ambassador to the European Union tells Simon O’Connor about his hopes for greater cooperation in areas from economic reform to global security
Capital E
The British prime minister’s foreign policy is strikingly short on strategic vision, writes Philip Stephens
One currency, many ideas
Tony Barber reports on the array of – sometimes conflicting – proposals the EU institutions have tabled to tighten the rules governing the eurozone
Foreign Service: home stretch
After months of inter-institutional turf battles, the European External Action Service is set to be up and running by Christmas. David Charter asks what we can expect from the EU’s new diplomatic corps
Why don't EU leaders tweet?
Few European policymakers use Twitter. They are missing out on a chance to narrow the gap with their publics, as Francesco Guarascio reports
Cultivating a new idea
Ann Cahill reports on the European Commission’s proposal to allow EU members to ban genetically modified crops from their territories – provided they do not impose their choice on others
