EU & the World

The Syrian Democratic Council's platform of grassroots democracy, women’s empowerment and environmental protection is anathema to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s centralised authoritarian rule. Yet Ahmed al-Shara and Erdogan are ideologically and politically-aligned. So how will Shara manage Syria’s transition?  

Two Nato ex-admirals have said Russian or Chinese control of strategic ports posed a potential security threat, as a Russian billionaire fights to keep hold of a key Greek facility - the Port of Thessaloniki.

A US walkout has failed to derail the start of a new UN convention that will set global tax rules — after an offer by US officials to the EU and other sceptics of the process to join the walkout fell on deaf ears.