Bernard Kouchner Commentary

Blank Checks

Europe will never have its own military capabilities unless America stops subsidizing its defense.

More Friends, More War

Expanding NATO doesn’t improve American security. It antagonizes Russia and could lead to war.

Slow Train to Brussels

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.

Rangoon's Renaissance

Burma has recovered from the disastrous cyclone that ravaged it a year ago. That wouldn’t be the case if we had decided to invade the country.

Moving NATO Forward

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer faces some major problems: Russia’s resurgence, enlargement of the alliance and stabilizing Pakistan, just to name a few. Is he up to the task?

The Face of France

French Ambassador to the United States Pierre Vimont discusses the evolution of France's foreign policy under President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The Kouchner Gambit

What to make of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner’s recent statements on Iran and missile defense?

The Morality of Results: The Cyprus and Kosovo Challenges

Last week, I wrote that realists "believe policy should be evaluated by its likely results, not by the motives or intentions of its framers.

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May 26, 2012