Europe & Eurasia

European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy Event Transcript

Charlie McCreevy Event FREDERICK KEMPE:  Welcome to you all and thank you for joining us for our third event in the Mapping the Economic and Financial Future series.  I’m Fred Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlantic Council and our speaker tonight is Charlie McCreevy, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services. With […]

U.S. Gives Absolution to Its Allies

By New York Times

Strong critique of the hardening division of labor within NATO. From New York Times: “Another official, from Continental Europe, requesting anonymity, said he considered the circumstances ones that brush the quasi-historical: in his view, the United States has de facto abandoned the idea of asking Europe to go to war while the administration re-Americanizes the […]

Turkey to Participate in Loyal Arrow – 2009 Military Exercise

By Turkish Weekly

From Turkish Weekly: “Turkey will participate in Loyal Arrow-2009 military exercise which will take place in Sweden between June 4-17.Air Forces Command stated on Monday that air forces of Turkey, the U.S., Germany, Finland, Britain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Portugal and NATO would take part in the exercise that would be performed at Sweden’s Kallax […]

All EU Politics is Local

By James Joyner

The lack of enthusiasm for this week’s European Parliament elections is a recurring theme in the press.  In addition to a poll showing growing Euroskepticism in the UK, we see cynicism in France and apathy in Poland.

Confidence Building between Turks and Iraqi Kurds

The Obama administration’s “responsible redeployment” from Iraq is made even more urgent by the requirements resulting from worsening conditions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. For redeployment to occur on scale and on schedule, the United States seeks an end-state in Iraq that is stable and at peace with its neighbors. Simmering sectarian violence is inevitable, but […]

Euroskepticism Growing on Eve of EU Parliament Elections

By James Joyner

AFP highlights a new poll showing support for the EU is flagging ahead of elections for the European Parliament.

Putin to the West: Hands off Ukraine

By TIME

From TIME: “In April 2008, a source told Russia’s Kommersant newspaper how Putin described Ukraine to George Bush at a NATO meeting in Bucharest: ‘You don’t understand, George, that Ukraine is not even a state. What is Ukraine? Part of its territories is Eastern Europe, but the greater part is a gift from us.'”

Euro force, NATO overlap

By Washington Times

From Washington Times: “For example, the two jostled for helicopters badlyneeded for both the NATO mission in Afghanistan and the EU mission in Chad in early 2008.‘[It] turned into a beauty contest between NATO and the EU,’ Mr. Whitney said.”