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Dec 1, 2011

The Endgame: Can Fiscal Integration Save the Euro?

By Jason Harmala

On December 1, 2011, the Council’s Global Business and Economics Program hosted a conference call with André Sapir, senior fellow at Bruegel and a member of the Council’s Business and Economics Advisory Group, and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, research fellow at the Peterson Institute on International Economics, on the latest developments in Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

NATOSource

Dec 1, 2011

EU, NATO condemn attacks by Serb militants

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  The European Union and NATO on Thursday condemned attacks by Serb militants in Kosovo that have injured 50 NATO peacekeepers and jeopardized Serbia’s application to become a candidate for EU membership.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2011

Isolation Won’t Heal Ukraine’s Democratic Deficit

By Adrian Karatnycky

Twenty years ago today, Ukraine’s citizens ratified their country’s independence in a nationwide referendum, thereby ushering in the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union and launching their tortuous march toward a market economy, democracy and sovereignty.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Dec 1, 2011

Spain’s view of NATO and “military missions abroad” according to its official Security Strategy

By the Office of the Prime Minister of Spain

From the Office of the Prime Minister of Spain :  Ensuring the security of Spain, its inhabitants and its citizens is an essential responsibility of the Government and the Public Administrations, but also of society as a whole. Security today is everyone´s responsibility.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2011

Saving the Euro – and the European Union

By Daniel Price

Germany ought to be able to debate its eurozone partners on the shape of needed economic reform without conjuring up historical fears of hegemony.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2011

Ukraine Turns Away from Europe and the West

By Taras Kuzio

The incarceration of Yulia Tymoshenko has temporarily halted and may permanently terminate Ukraine’s integration with Europe.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 30, 2011

EU announces projects for pooled defense capabilities

By  Sebastian Moffett and David Brunnstrom. Reuters

From Sebastian Moffett and David Brunnstrom. Reuters:  EU defence ministers agreed on Wednesday to pool resources in 11 defence fields ranging from mid-air refuelling to field hospitals, hoping to shore up European capabilities despite severe budget pressure. The projects are designed to make EU nations – which traditionally have nurtured separate military forces and industries – […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2011

Time to Let Macedonia Play with the Big Boys

By Metodija A. Koloski and Mark Branov

Rarely has a country’s standing in the community of nations collapsed as quickly as that of Greece.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 29, 2011

As America Pivots to Asia, Where’s Europe?

By Kurt Volker

As America turns its attention to Asia, how should the relationship between the US and Europe develop? Both sides can work to bridge the gap.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 28, 2011

Does Germany Really Want to Save the Euro?

By Julian Lindley-French

Does Germany really want to save the Euro? The great Austrian strategist Count Metternich once famously said that when Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold. Today, he would probably substitute Berlin for Paris.

Economy & Business European Union

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