In a signal of waning interest in its eastern neighborhood, the European Union's foreign policy chief, Cathering Ashton, has reportedly proposed abolishing the posts of EU special representatives for the South Caucasus and Moldova.

• June 1, 2010

Since this winter's presidential election, in which pro-Russian Victor Yanukovich emerged the victor, Ukraine has experienced a massive turnaround.

• June 1, 2010

India and China need to develop models of economic cooperation which will take into account each other's concerns, President Pratibha Patil said on Monday.

• May 31, 2010

Turkey has named a foreign policy expert with close knowledge of Iran as its new top spy, as the country linking Europe with the Middle East adapts its security priorities to deal with external threats.

• May 31, 2010

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses Iranian criticism that Russia is susceptible to Western influence and says Tehran has obstinately refused to address concerns about its nuclear program.

• May 29, 2010

At first, I was surprised to hear that the Stalinist regime in northern Korea had chosen to sink a democratic Korean corvette. The timing (late March) seemed off. The Tibet occupation commemorations had already passed, while the remembrance of the Tiananmen Massacre was still more than two months away.

• May 29, 2010

China's premier visits South Korea as Seoul urges stronger action by Beijing against North Korea over the sinking of a ship.

• May 28, 2010

Nervous about being forgotten by the West almost two years after its war with Russia, Georgia is boosting ties with Iran and Turkey to counter Moscow's influence in the Caucasus, analysts say.

• May 28, 2010