Unelected EU bureaucrats want to pass the Lisbon Treaty to further their aims of a united Continent. Czech President Vaclav Klaus might stop them.
Instead of relying on America to protect them from Russia, Eastern Europeans should build their own military capabilities.
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.
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?
We need a hybrid civil-military organization for our reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
Biden should have toldUkraine andGeorgia to take their pleas for NATO membership to France and Germany.
Europe will never have its own military capabilities unless America stops subsidizing its defense.
Expanding NATO doesn’t improve American security. It antagonizes Russia and could lead to war.
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.
The alliance is trying to add new members from Ukraine to Georgia. But these countries won’t bolster America’s security. Instead, they have political baggage that will weaken it.