A European Rescue of the National Interest?
Are the EU members uploading the idealistic elements of their foreign policies in order to free up national resources for the national interest? 2008 was supposed to be the year…
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Are the EU members uploading the idealistic elements of their foreign policies in order to free up national resources for the national interest? 2008 was supposed to be the year…
An inability to distinguish ideals from reality has left Europe in a precarious situation. Living beyond one’s means is a hazardous thing, as the financial crisis has illustrated that vividly.…
THE problem with the EU Common Security and Defence Policy is that it isn’t common, it is not about defence and that it’s short on actual policy. A critical commentator…
When the EU adopted it’s first-ever security strategy in December 2003 most commentators applauded. The document is probably the most understandable core document the Union has ever produced. The strategy…
One of the first songs taken off U.S. radio playlists in the run up to the Iraq war was The Cure’s “Killing an Arab.” Far from an incitement to hatred,…