G8 Commentary

Food Follies

Pakistan, beset with high food prices, has just decided to sell a large chunk of arable land to foreign investors. Could Islamabad be any more foolish?

Revenge of the Balkans

Our adventurism in the Balkans is having serious consequences for American regional interests, even a decade later.

NATO's New Rival

There is a new counterweight to NATO. The crisis in Georgia has brought balancing back.

Can You Handle the Truth?

Missile defense is on the agenda again, this time at the G8. The United States has just signed a deal with the Czechs, to Russian protests. At The Nixon Center, Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin explained Moscow’s concerns.

Making France a Power for the Future, Part I

TNI Exclusive: Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s next president, discusses his views on France’s role within the European Union in a conversation with The National Interest and Politique Internati

On Iran and Energy, According to Russia

Russia’s First Deputy Press Secretary to President Putin Dmitry Peskov lays out the stakes for Russia with a nuclear-armed Iran and makes clear that Russia sees the gas pipeline running through Belarus as Russian property.

Towards a Truer European Union?

At Friday’s EU-Russia summit, EU diplomats face the humiliating prospect of a complete breakdown in discussions—due in part to European disunion on key foreign policy matters.

Euro Implications for US Foreign Policy

The introduction of the Euro as the common currency of several EU countries has to date had little impact on relations between the US and those countries.

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May 26, 2012