"Obama and Europe
Obama and Europe
Some thoughts on the US Presidential Elections:Let's start by noting that the next US President is going to be a huge improvement for relations between the US and Europe. If, as likely, it's going to be a Democrat.
Barack Obama's Lack of Real Interest in Transatlantic Cooperation
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y Joerg Wolf
Barack Obama is a very smart and impressive politician, who was right about Iraq from the start. He has won big time at the Iowa caucus. Is that good news for Europe?
Well, Senator Obama is criticized for failing to convene a single policy meeting of the Senate European subcommittee, of which he is chairman. The Times quotes Steve Clemons, director of foreign policy at the New American Foundation in Washington:..........
Lessons from Iowa: Thoughts on the 2008 US presidential race
Has time for change finally come?Sometimes American voters may not be so obtuse after all. That’s what I came away with after hearing Thursday’s Iowa caucus results. That’s also why I think early caucuses and primaries in small states like Iowa and New Hampshire are important: they force candidates to get back to the basics, meet ordinary people face-to-face and listen to their concerns - as well as offer these presidential hopefuls opportunities to hone their public speaking skills and try out their campaign-staff crafted speeches.
My Two Cents on Iowa
With tens of thousands of reports making their way around the internet and every pundit and blogger under the sun commenting on the Iowa results, do we really need another commentary on "what the results" mean? Perhaps not ... but I would like to offer the following lines of speculation.Sarkozy And The Syrian Regime Randa Takieddine
- The French president tied the formation of the international tribunal with pressures on Syria since he is aware that this remains Damascus’s obsession. Sarkozy wastes no time since he is in haste to find solutions, to implement his reforms, and to get what he was promised. He has no appreciation for those who are dishonest with him, or disappoint him or obstruct his efforts
Showcase train project 'too complex'
A multi-billion euro scheme aimed at getting Europe's trains to run seamlessly from one country to another is unnecessarily complex and has been poorly managed, it is claimedProfiling Normative Foreign Policy: The European Union and its Global Partners
CEPS
Cicero Foundation
Jailed for no crime
David Cronin The EU is working on plans to detain asylum-seekers for up to 18 months - before sending them back to their home country
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German Integration Debate: Far-Right NPD Praises Koch's Tough Talk on Immigration
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Russia’s Ambitions and Prospects in World Politics
Professor Lord Robert Skidelsky, Professorial Research Fellow at the Global Policy Institute London and also known as the biographer of John Maynard Keynes, has published a new Policy Paper addressing the vital issue of Russia’s future position in world politics. Lord Skidelsky concludes:...
Cracks Emerge in Slovenia's Model Facade
By: Marion Kraske | Der Spiegel
Slovenia, a small country bordering the southern edge of the Alps, assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on Jan. 1. But rampant inflation and journalists' concerns about government censorship are causing problems for Europe's model pupil.
In pictures: Balkan winter woes
Winter is back with a vengeance in Eastern Europe, with heavy snow causing chaos.Your say: Europe smoking bans
Smoking has been banned in bars in the capitals of France and Germany. Send us your reaction.A new act running the EU circus
The small Alpine state of Slovenia faces a big task in steering EU business for the next six months.DOSSIER: Record price for crude oil | 04/01/2008
The price of oil has risen to more than 100 dollars per barrel, its highest level ever. What caused this increase? How does the high cost of energy affect Europe?
This week in Network Europe
- Traffic Jams in Ljubljana: Slovenia takes over the EU presidency
- Brussels wonders, Can Slovenia do it all?
- Au revoir la cigarette!
- How big are Germans, anyway?
- What Poles can learn from TV
- The Swedish movie that coudln’t
- Red lights are dimming
- Network Europe Quiz for January 2008
EU to push for single market in online music and films
Europe's Philosphy of Failure By: Stefan Theil | Foreign Policy (subscription required) In France and Germany, students are being forced to undergo a dangerous indoctrination. Taught that economic principles such as capitalism, free markets, and entrepreneurship are savage, unhealthy, and immoral, these children are raised on a diet of prejudice and bias. Rooting it out may determine whether Europe’s economies prosper or continue to be left behind.
Europe's workers want compensation for loss of purchasing power
Comments
Just as the EU cannot bring itself to accept a Muslim nation as member, the US is not ready to elect a black or a woman as president either. Racism, sexism, religious bias rule.
Posted by: Mitat Yerli | January 6, 2008 03:56 AM
Why would we (Europe) need transatlantic cooperation more than any other transcontinental cooperation?
Posted by: Bengt O. | January 6, 2008 12:43 PM