It's necessary for Israelis and Palestinians to make the compromises that are required to get the direct talks back on track.

Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa.

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.

The total economy of Latin America is bigger than China.

Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe.

We're not getting involved in terms of sending ground forces into Libya. Let's be clear about that. And indeed the UN Resolution forbids that. It says no foreign occupation of any part of Libya.