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Foreign relations of the European Union

Liberté, Fraternité . . . Modernité?

The National Interest | Jul 01, 2007
As part of a new series expressing the views of foreign policy thinkers around the world, France's new president discusses Franco-American relations, the European Union's future and the Middle East.

Brussels Unbound

Jeffrey L. Cimbalo | Jun 01, 2006
The EU has "unilateralist" ambitions.

Goodbye To Berlin?

Walter Russell Mead | Mar 01, 2004
A declining Germany gets no respect from Red State America--yet it wants a veto over U.S. policy. Surrendering this conceit is the first step back toward influence.

Selling America--Short

Jeffrey Gedmin
Craig Kennedy
| Dec 01, 2003
America's public diplomacy stinks. It's time to learn some lessons from the Cold War.

Scoring the Iraq Aftermath

Michael O'Hanlon
Adriana Lin de Albuquerque
| Dec 01, 2003
How to measure real progress--or lack thereof--in Iraq.

Today's Electric Power Grids

Greg Aliff
Branko Terzic
| Dec 01, 2003
On August 14th, blackouts crippled the Canadian province of Ontario and the eastern United States, making it the largest power failure in American history: over 50 million people and more than 9,300 square miles were affected.
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Commentary

The United States of Europe

Amitai Etzioni | Sep 01, 2011
The EU's problems go much deeper than debt.

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?

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.
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Books & Reviews

FDR's Legacy

Martin Walker | Dec 01, 2003
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a great president.  Is Conrad Black a great biographer?

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