Energy & Environment

NATO Secretary General sets out strategic vision for a globally connected Alliance

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  How can the Trans-Atlantic community keep its global power of attraction and influence?

China Should Intervene in Syria, Not U.S.

By Niall Ferguson, Newsweek

From Niall Ferguson, Newsweek:  [W]hy should it be the United States that once again attempts to play the part of global cop?

Rubio: “We need to re-energize and lead a united coalition with European nations”

By Marco Rubio, the Office of Senator Rubio

From Marco Rubio, the Office of Senator Rubio:  [I]f we still have to lead, can’t we at least be equal partners with someone else? In fact, shouldn’t we rely on other nations to carry more of the burden?

NATO, Russia stage Arctic war games

By Ilya Kramnik, the Voice of Russia

Fukushima, Europe’s Nuclear Test

By Ana Palacio

Seen from Europe, the irrationality of the political and media discourse over nuclear energy has, if anything, increased and intensified in the year since the meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Yet a dispassionate assessment of nuclear energy’s place in the world remains as necessary as it is challenging. Europeans should not pontificate on […]

Putin vs. a new generation of Russians

By Condoleezza Rice, the Washington Post

From Condoleezza Rice, the Washington Post:  Putin has staked his legitimacy on prosperity and order, but he seemed not to understand that a prosperous population would demand respect, too.