European Union

Shinzo Abe is using the occasion of the G-8 summit to court leaders across the European continent.

Plus China may own the world’s top supercomputer. Friday China links.

With talk of an American-EU free trade pact, Japan could also be looking to Europe as well.

Recent moves suggest Turkey could make a bid for entry into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. It would be a mistake.

Investigations into widespread doping and match-fixing are underway in Australia and Europe, respectively.

Can efforts by America and Europe to coordinate policy in Asia breathe new life into a time-tested partnership?

Should Europe play a greater role in Asia? It has its own problems & should pass, argues Jonathan Holslag.

The West is happy, for now, to let the meter run on negotiations with Tehran. How high a price is Iran’s supreme leader willing to pay?

Two codes for space have prompted much debate. But the EU was late in bringing India into the process.

G-20 leaders are meeting this week in Cannes. Europe’s economic crisis is expected to be high on the agenda.

With the first signs of reform there in decades, the US plan to extend sanctions against the government is misguided and self-defeating, says David Steinberg.

Ahmadinejad’s offer to return to talks over Iran’s nuclear programme may not be sincere. But accepting it may be the least bad option.