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Geopolitical Diary

Feb 12, 2013 | 0800 GMT

Political convenience sometimes determines whether there are benefits or drawbacks to EU membership.

Feb 8, 2013 | 0800 GMT

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is waiting for favorable conditions before engaging in direct talks with the United States.

Feb 7, 2013 | 0735 GMT

The Communist Party is watching to make sure the Chinese military does not develop an identity of its own.

Feb 6, 2013 | 0756 GMT

Tehran and Cairo hope to revive relations in order to achieve their regional ambitions.

Feb 5, 2013 | 0331 GMT

A series of scandals in Spain and Italy could offer an opportunity for fringe parties to gain more support.

Feb 1, 2013 | 0301 GMT

Ten years after the U.S. space shuttle Columbia accident, more countries are competing for a celestial advantage.

Jan 31, 2013 | 0230 GMT

Citizens in the EU periphery want to migrate to the core, but the countries there are unwilling to receive them.

Jan 30, 2013 | 0315 GMT

A lack of shared democratic values across ideologies contributes to Egypt's problems.

Jan 29, 2013 | 0045 GMT

The natural gas disagreement is the latest incarnation of an ongoing issue: Kiev's independence and Moscow's opposition to it.

Jan 25, 2013 | 0209 GMT

The possibility of a British referendum on its EU membership is generating unease throughout the bloc.

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