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By Max Bergmann
09 Mar 2010 |
World Politics Review
President Barack Obama does not seem to care very much about Europe. A
series of notable slights by the White House have led to a sense of
neglect on the continent, creating the impression that
Obama is one of the least Atlanticist presidents in recent American
history. Although this view is exaggerated, the growing estrangement between the U.S. and Europe may
actually be beneficial for relations over the long term.
By Éloi Laurent
09 Mar 2010 |
World Politics Review
That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Perhaps Nietzsche's
famous words would be more apt as the European Union's motto, instead of
"Unity in Diversity," for in the now half-century of European
integration, progress has often been made through crisis. Indeed, if the union's current difficulties are a measure of its future
progress, then progress will be great.
By Soeren Kern
09 Mar 2010 |
World Politics Review
The future direction of European defense is at a crossroads, with the NATO experience in Afghanistan casting into stark relief the
limits of European military capacities, and the recently enacted
Lisbon Treaty offering important new opportunities to improve European
defense capabilities. To establish itself as a credible security
actor on the global stage, the EU will need to not only improve the
way it works together on defense, but overcome the persistent lack of political will to do so.
By Judah Grunstein
09 Mar 2010 |
World Politics Review
Hubert Védrine was a diplomatic adviser and chief of staff to
French President François Mitterand, and went on to serve as France's
foreign minister in the government of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. In a wide-ranging interview, he
offered his analysis of the issues and challenges facing the European
Union, both at home and abroad, as it enters the post-Lisbon era.