Syndicate content

Europe Archives

France Steps Up

Doug Bandow | May 23, 2013

Paris finally is acting like it can't always rely on Washington for protection.

Syrian Peace and the Bosnia Precedent

Edward P. Joseph
Elizabeth O'Bagy
 | May 22, 2013

Could the Dayton agreement be a model for ending the Syrian civil war?

Help China Help Europe

Kate Harris
Jesse Kaplan
 | May 22, 2013

Europe needs foreign investment to get going again. Washington must look in all directions for partners.

Europe Renews Austerity Fight

Milton Ezrati | May 14, 2013

A number of key voices are pushing for relaxed finances and slower structural shifts.

France Isn't Aiming for Nuclear Zero

Frank Klotz | May 8, 2013

Despite broad cuts elsewhere, a new French defense white paper affirms the role of a modernized deterrent force.

The Priesthood of Central Bankers

Christopher Whalen | May 1, 2013

Central bankers have amassed unprecedented power, and yet lack serious political counterweights.

A New Franco-German Feud

Jacob Heilbrunn | May 1, 2013

Leaked memos show no love lost.

The World Gets Mediocre Grades

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 22, 2013

The international community is underperforming.

Don't Forget Free Trade with Turkey

Kemal Kirisci | Apr 15, 2013

Keeping Ankara out of the new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership helps nobody.

Thatcher's Prudent Nationalism

Leon Hadar | Apr 12, 2013

Today's Europe is learning now what she knew decades ago.

Thatcher and Entrenched Interests

Robert W. Merry | Apr 11, 2013

The former prime minister's victories over elites at all levels of society deserve emulation.

The Lady's Not For Turning: the Thatcher Legacy

Jacob Heilbrunn | Apr 8, 2013

The Iron Lady took a rather pragmatic approach to foreign policy.

The Cyprus-Crisis Culture Clash

E. Wayne Merry | Apr 8, 2013

The bank fight was influenced by European-Cypriot-Russian worldviews as much as by money.

Cautious Optimism from Cyprus

Uri Dadush | Apr 2, 2013

Robust risks remain, but the deal on the island shows new confidence and flexibility from the EU's financial firefighters.

The Trouble with Tailor-Made Euro Fixes

Milton Ezrati | Apr 1, 2013

The Cyprus solution drew on normal bankruptcy procedures. Applying this elsewhere could reduce uncertainty.

Follow The National Interest

May 24, 2013