International Organizations

Piracy’s Silver Lining?

By Peter Pham

I recently outlined the growing challenge to international commerce and security posed by the burgeoning piracy in the waters off the Somali coast and lamented that it looked unlikely that the international community would muster the political will to confront the underlying causes of the pirate phenomenon. Nonetheless, there may be an upside to the […]

European Banks Too Big To Save?

By James Joyner

Cynthia O’Murchu and Emma Saunders, writing for the Financial Times, recently asked “Are European banks too big to fail?” 

Blue Helmets and Gray Hulls: The Need for Maritime Peacekeeping

By Derek Reveron

When thinking about peacekeeping, blue-helmeted soldiers come to mind. With 82,000 peacekeepers deployed on sixteen active UN peacekeeping operations around the world, that’s not surprising.   Recent piracy activity in the Gulf of Aden, though, suggests that peacekeeping needs to encompass the maritime domain as well.

Can Europe Survive Germany?

By Alexander Motyl

If Europe ever dies, Germany will have killed it.

Transcript: Ukraine President Victor Yushchenko

On September 24, 2008, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Atlantic Council in New York.

A New Transatlantic Agenda?

By Jan Eliasson

Let us face it:  the United States  –  and to a degree Western democracies in general – have lost a lot of stature and respect around the world during the last eight years.