Nicolas Sarkozy Commentary

The Reset is Working

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jun 21, 2010
Russia canceled the sale of an air-defense system to Iran because America made a fair counteroffer.

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.

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?

European Disunion

Doug Bandow | Aug 05, 2008
Why Europe will watch as America and China dominate the next century. Ireland’s failure to ratify a new European-integration treaty highlights the disconnect between the EU’s superpower ambitions and popular opinion.

A Successful NATO Summit

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 04, 2008
Georgia’s and Ukraine’s plans to join NATO hit a roadblock on Thursday. But that doesn’t make the Bucharest summit a failure for the United States—far from it.

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