European Economic Community Articles

Empire Falls

The United States is in unprecedented decline. Future generations will look back at the past decade as the beginning of the end of American hegemony.

Brussels Unbound

The EU has "unilateralist" ambitions.

Can NATO Survive Europe?

E. Wayne Merry advocated that NATO should give way to a purely European defense system. John Hulsman, Radek Sikorski and Hans Binnendijk & Richard Kugler disagree. A rejuvenated NATO can strengthen the Atlantic alliance.

Goodbye To Berlin?

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

America's public diplomacy stinks. It's time to learn some lessons from the Cold War.

Scoring the Iraq Aftermath

How to measure real progress--or lack thereof--in Iraq.

Today's Electric Power Grids

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.

The Bush Strategy at War

How the Bush Doctrine is actually shaping policy - and its results.

Networking Nation-States

The nation-state is not dead, but technology is leading it down a very different road.

Hegemonic Quicksand

Global domination is a self-defeating goal. Global leadership is not.

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May 26, 2012