European Commission Commentary

Europe Doesn't Matter

Doug Bandow | Feb 10, 2010
The EU doesn’t have a united foreign policy and its member countries are downsizing their militaries. Why are Europeans surprised no one pays attention to them?

Derailing Lisbon

Doug Bandow | Oct 29, 2009
Unelected EU bureaucrats want to pass the Lisbon Treaty to further their aims of a united Continent. Czech President Vaclav Klaus might stop them.

DIY Defense

Doug Bandow | Sep 30, 2009
Instead of relying on America to protect them from Russia, Eastern Europeans should build their own military capabilities.

Luck of the Irish

Doug Bandow | Aug 24, 2009
An upcoming referendum in Ireland could derail the Lisbon Treaty. But even if it passes, the EU is still split on the issue of political integration.

Yalta Redux

Jacob Heilbrunn | Aug 20, 2009
The Eastern Europeans have been up in arms over Obama’s “reset” with Russia. Are the liberal hawks helping foster the myth of a second Yalta?

Blank Checks

Doug Bandow | Jul 20, 2009
Europe will never have its own military capabilities unless America stops subsidizing its defense.

More Friends, More War

Doug Bandow | Jul 13, 2009
Expanding NATO doesn’t improve American security. It antagonizes Russia and could lead to war.

Slow Train to Brussels

Kathleen R. McNamara | Jun 25, 2009
The EU’s response to the economic crisis is limited because it has to be. The union has always balanced national interests with supranational ones.

A Happy Family

Charles Wyplosz | Jun 19, 2009
The EU’s biannual summit shows the organization is bereft with internal squabbling. But most Europeans would rather have an imperfect union than none at all.

Sarko's Folly

Doug Bandow | Dec 24, 2008
Nicolas Sarkozy and other European leaders are trying desperately to coerce voters toward a united Europe. Will their scheme work?

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