Americans and Europeans are united in concern over Russia, and a large percentage of Europeans support the U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, a poll reported.

The Europeans need gas and Russia needs Europe's rich markets. Three projects meant to address these needs have been caught up in politics, economics and construction delays.

The Russian military's recent incursion into Georgia means that many more west Europeans now regard Russia as a greater threat to global stability than states such as Iran, Iraq and North Korea, according to a survey for the Financial Times.

Americans and Europeans are united in their concern over the growing political and economic power of Russia but cannot agree on how to respond to the Kremlin's new assertiveness, according to Transatlantic Trends, an annual opinion survey published Wednesday.

As tensions between the United States and Russia increase over issues such as missile defence and WTO accession, Moscow is attempting to create a rift between Central Europeans and their North American allies, argues Lauren Goodrich. More »

Here's an interesting graphic from today's Financial Times, related to a Harris opinon poll conducted for the paper after the war in Georgia. It seems that an increasing number of Europeans in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain see Russia as a threat, but few of them want to increase defense spending as a result. Plus, Vladimir Putin is no doubt pleased to have confirmation that ...

Wary of imposing sanctions on Russia, several EU member states called for dialogue with the Kremlin.

Just 42% of Europeans say they trust the European Union, according to a new opinion poll, down six percentage points in just six months.

On the anniversary of 9/11 the German Marshall Fund have published their annual transatlantic trends. There's some interesting stuff in the report. Europeans not only want Obama, but think he will improve transatlantic relations too; while a majority of Europeans think NATO is essential. Europeans identify climate change as a priority but Americans believe the Middle East should be th...

Many Europeans see Barack Obama's candidacy as a sign of hope for a more flexible, less ideological America. Governments and politicians are not so sure.