Europe & Eurasia

Euro-Realism 3: Defending Europe

By Julian Lindley-French

In one of those deliciously Anglo-French moments this week President Hollande took a swipe at the London Olympics and David Cameron. Stung by Bradley Wiggin’s Tour de France Champs Elysee victory Hollande said, “The British have rolled out a red carpet for French athletes to win medals. I thank them very much for that”. It […]

How far will US and European defense spending fall?

By Douglas Barrie, AOL Defense

From Douglas Barrie, AOL Defense:  While the January 2012 strategic guidance – "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership" – cast "most European countries" as "producers of security rather than consumers of it," this was rather at odds with the concerns of former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

In Putin’s Circle, Obama Is Gorbachev

By Frederick Kempe

In private conversations with visiting U.S. business leaders, Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin have recently referred to President Barack Obama as “your Gorbachev.” And they haven’t meant it positively.

Membership of committee preparing new French defense strategy disclosed

Senator Mikulski: The Collins-Lieberman cyber security bill and NATO

By Barbara Mikulski, Office of Senator Mikulski

From Barbara Mikulski, Office of Senator Mikulski:  I really worry about the possibility of an attack. We know that there are already attacks going on, particularly in our financial services.

Britain Adrift

By Fran Burwell

The country most at risk in the eurozone economic crisis is not Spain, Italy, or even Greece, but Britain. While attention has focused on countries that seem perpetually on the brink of sovereign default or banking collapses, the British government has embarked on a path that could lead it out of Europe, with profound consequences […]

Transatlantic free trade agreement could be worth two to three percent in GDP gains to EU and US

By Peter Westmacott, British Embassy

From Peter Westmacott, British Embassy: A deep, comprehensive, state of the art free trade and investment agreement between the European Union and the United States is, in my view, both the greatest challenge and the biggest prize on the trade policy market today. It is a chance for us to set the standard for 21st […]

Hackers steal emails from Van Rompuy and 10 other senior EU officials

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  Hackers last summer raided the emails of EU Council chief Herman Van Rompuy and 10 other senior officials.

Russia will not let EU search its ships for Syria arms

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Russia warned on Saturday that it would not cooperate with European Union sanctions requiring EU governments to search vessels suspected of carrying weapons into Syria