The EU is a formidable power in trade. Much more problematically, the EU is also becoming a power through trade. Is the EU up to its ambitions? This article examines the underpinnings of the EU’s power as well as the major dilemmas associated with the exercise of that trade power. Strategies of accommodation will need […]
By Sophie Meunier Journal of European Public Policy The EU is a formidable power in trade. Much more problematically, the EU is also becoming a power through trade. Is the EU up to its ambitions? This article examines the underpinnings of the EU’s power as well as the major dilemmas associated with the exercise of […]
By Howard LaFranchi The Christian Science Monitor BRUSSELS – Ever since the breakup of the Soviet Union, NATO has been working to transform itself from a cold-war, Europe-focused bulwark against a communist threat to a military and political alliance relevant to the world of the 21st century…more
By The Associated Press New York Times UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and France tried to bridge differences Thursday over a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and reach agreement on a U.N. resolution aimed at ending fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants…more
By Anatol Lieven International Herald Tribune WASHINGTON During the Vietnam War, a Communist leader famously told his U.S. counterpart that the United States could kill 10 Vietcong for every American who died, and yet would still lose in the end. The same is true of Israel and Hezbollah…more