Europe & Eurasia

Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen Next NATO Chief?

By James Joyner

“Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Danish prime minister, appears set to become the new secretary-general of Nato, following a private agreement by the leaders of Britain, France and Germany to back his candidacy,” James Blitz reports for the FT.

German High School Shooting Kills 15

By James Joyner

A shooting rampage has left at least ten dead and many wounded in at the Albertville Realschule school near Stuttgart, Germany.

Resetting What? Hillary Clinton’s Talks with NATO, EU, Russia

By David Smith

If good feelings were the measure of effective diplomacy, then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s foray into Europe last week earned top marks.

Beyond Closing Guantanamo: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Partnership in International Law

In one of his first acts as president, Barack Obama signed an executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within a year.  According to a new paper published by the Atlantic Council, Beyond Closing Guantanamo, this is a step in the right direction, but the new U.S. administration should undertake several additional measures aimed […]

Obama Outreach Tour Hits Syria and Turkey

By James Joyner

President Obama  is making good on his campaign pledge to reach out to countries with whom relations were strained during the Bush years.  The administration has made a significant overtures to Syria and Turkey today, following yesterday’s outreach to Russia and Iran.

Hillary Clinton Goes to Russia

By James Joyner

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in an attempt to make good on Vice President Joe Biden’s pledge to “push the reset button” in the bilateral relationship.  The task will, to say the least, not be an easy one.

NATO Resumes Russia Ties

By James Joyner

NATO has ended Russia’s “time-out,” presumably thinking it has suffered long enough for invading its neighbor. NATO foreign ministers agreed Thursday to resume high-level formal ties with Russia, suspended last year after Moscow’s military thrust into Georgia.

The Gas Contract or I’ll Shoot!

By Boyko Nitzov

March 4th was apparently one of those days when everyone concerned with gas supply from Russia across Ukraine to the EU could rejoice and put any concerns to rest: the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) raided at gunpoint the headquarters of Ukraine’s oil and gas company, Naftogaz.

USA Done by 2010: Russian Diplomatic Academy Dean

By James Joyner

A prominent Russian scholar is making a bold prediction: If you’re inclined to believe Igor Panarin, and the Kremlin wouldn’t mind if you did, then President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the U.S. will split into six rump-states before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world […]