Catherine Ashton

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (left) gestures during a statement on the violence in Ukraine before a meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Paris February 19, 2014.

Can the US and Europe do anything to stop the violence in Ukraine?

Global Politics

With the US calling on Ukraine’s government to negotiate with the protesters, and Russia labeling demonstrators as extremists involved in a coup, there’s little room for a diplomatic solution to the escalating crisis in Ukraine.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili in Istanbul April 14, 2012

Negotiating with Iran requires western diplomats to take modesty to new heights

Global Politics

Hopes high for latest round of nuclear talks between Iran, western government

The World

Europe slow to react

Conflict & Justice
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