I had the opportunity to attend the Fourth Annual Transatlantic Editor'sRoundtable (sponsored by the Center for Applied Research of the University of Munich, http://www.
In Britain, they have admitted the existence of "the establishment" ever since journalist Henry Fairlie coined the term in the mid-fifties.
"Coalitions" are a popular organizing principle in Washington politics.
This past Monday, I took part in a forum at Georgetown University, the purpose of which was to examine the implications, for both American and European security, of the enlargement of NATO.