The basis of a new EU-US partnership should be close trans-Atlantic coordination and cooperation on China at every level, harmonising positions and pooling leverage and influence.

Germany?s decision to increase its troops in Afghanistan is both courageous and necessary: the security of both European and Afghan citizens is inseparable.

Even if global action by central banks saves the day, Europe will have taken a step backwards. Yet crises are opportunities for political creativity.

Afghanistan was always the ?good? war and Iraq, the bad one. But what if Bush?s legacy becomes losing the good war and winning the bad one?

The EU may have to base partnership with the world's largest democracy not on values, but on dealing with Afghanistan.

With Afghanistan's reconstruction on the brink, what could the EU and U.S ask Beijing to do?

A daily blog following key political stories in China during the Beijing Olympics.

French combat deaths underscore the challenge in Afghanistan and the need for a new politically-accented and regionally-focused strategy.

How to cooperate on global security with China, Russia and India will be among a new U.S President's top challenges.

Sarkozy's attempts to establish a solid basis for a strategic partnership with China are useful to the EU as a whole. In French.

For China, the Olympics are no longer a sporting event - they are a battle to define how the country is seen by its citizens and the world.

Europe and the U.S need a new strategy to deal with Afghanistan and Pakistan. A transatlantic Baker-Hamilton-style commission is necessary.

Nicolas Sarkozy will soon announce whether he will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics. He should definitely go.

The Paris conference this week is a "last-chance" saloon for Afghanistan and donor governments.

The Afghan opium economy continues to grow. To have any chance of success, international efforts need to focus on security and bringing criminal kingpins to justice through a specialised UN court.