Ten years on, Croatia has made a great success of EU membership. But its example is not being followed.
Category: War and peace
Righting the record in East Timor
East Timor is set for a new government. Meanwhile, a history of Australia's involvement sets the record straight on its route to independence.
Defeat in Syria
The final act of the Arab Spring is played out with the Arab League's normalisation of relations with Syria and its dictator.
Giving up Artsakh
The independence of Artsakh (or Nagorno-Karabakh), precarious but effective for more than 30 years under Armenian and ultimately Russian protection, looks set to be extinguished.
Twenty years on: an Iraq retrospective
A look back across twenty years of commentary on the Iraq war and its consequences.
Betting on Trump
Donald Trump has surged back to favoritism for next year's Republican nomination. What's going on here?
Georgia dreamin’
Georgia's government backs down on its plan to restrict "foreign agents", but it's not clear that this will end the political crisis.
A thaw in the Gulf
A peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been the cause of some annoyance in Washington, but American policymakers have only themselves to blame.
The General Assembly tries again
Another crushing defeat at the United Nations shows no sign of altering Russia's resolve in its war against Ukraine.
One year later
One year on, there is no sign of an early end to the war in Ukraine. The shape of the conflict has changed, but the fundamental issues have not.
The World is Not Enough 