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Euro 2012 and the Price of Repression

Doug Bandow | May 17, 2012

The Ukranian president's ruthless tactics are isolating what should be a leading Eastern European nation.

The Euro-Exit Taboo

Uri Dadush | Apr 30, 2012

What the experiences of Argentina and Latvia tell us about the future of Europe.

What Ends Nuclear Weapons Programs

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 11, 2011

The neocons are wrong. Sanctions and diplomacy—not the threat of force—induce leaders to give up nukes.

EU Membership’s Fading Appeal

Ted Galen Carpenter | Oct 4, 2011

The EU is still the great brass ring of European politics, but it is now a tarnished brass ring.

Has the Arab Spring Peaked?

Paul R. Pillar | Jun 2, 2011

Revolution: going out of season.

Good Revolutions Gone Bad

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jun 1, 2011

Kosovo. Georgia. Ukraine. Now Iraq and Kurdistan. The U.S. must learn not to trust sleazy foreign "democracy promoters."

EU Expansion: Dead in the Water?

Thomas de Waal | Apr 12, 2011

All eyes (and all money) are on the Middle East. Can the eastern European states keep Brussels' attention?

Allies Incur Dubious Risks to Gain Washington’s Favor

Ted Galen Carpenter | Dec 16, 2010

Small allies like Greece understandably want to curry favor with America. But the benefits of U.S. protection aren't free.

Imperial by Design

John J. Mearsheimer | Dec 16, 2010

Like his two most recent predecessors, President Obama is embarking on a disastrous foreign policy bent on global domination.

What Produced U.S. Analysis of the Georgia-Russia War in 2008?

Justin Logan | Dec 2, 2010

How the Wikileaks documents prove NATO should shut its open-door policy toward Ukraine and Georgia.

Litmus along the Dniester

Dmitri Trenin | Oct 22, 2010

Can America, Europe and Russia come together to implement the security community promised at the end of the Cold War?

An Opportunity to Reimagine Eurasia

Samuel Charap
Alexandros Petersen
 | Oct 14, 2010

Treating Azerbaijan and other Eurasian countries as pawns in the Great Game has only led to waning U.S. influence.

Russia's Push to the West

Anatol Lieven | Sep 19, 2010

Moscow wants to plan for unexpected crises. Is Washington listening?

Atrocities and Their Reverberations

Paul R. Pillar | Sep 10, 2010

Is Rwanda playing the victim card?

Departing Europe

Doug Bandow | Jul 13, 2010

Rather than whining about the Continent’s military spending, the United States should allow the Europeans to bear the consequences of their actions. That means leaving NATO to the Europeans.

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