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Oct 15, 2012

Nobel Peace Prize for EU but not NATO?

By James Joyner, New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, New Atlanticist:  The Norwegian Nobel Committee surprised most observers with its award of the peace prize to the European Union for its contributions to "the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2012

The Good Ole US of E

By Julian Lindley-French

US President Abraham Lincoln famously said, “you can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time”.

European Union International Organizations

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Oct 11, 2012

Belgium suspends senior diplomat suspected of being Russian spy

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  The Belgian foreign ministry has suspended one of its people in Denmark due to a "security breach," amid reports he is a Russian spy.

European Union International Organizations

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Oct 10, 2012

EU and NATO to overhaul Kosovo security after German criticism

By Angelika Stricker and Sebastian Moffett, Reuters

From Angelika Stricker and Sebastian Moffett, Reuters:  NATO plans to refocus its security operation in Kosovo on a mostly Serb northern border region after major contributor Germany said the EU’s police force was "on the wrong track" and placing too great a burden on NATO forces there, officials said on Wednesday.

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New Atlanticist

Oct 3, 2012

Help Europe Help Itself, and Ourselves

By C. Boyden Gray

As the presidential election reaches the home stretch, the Obama and Romney campaigns have made clear their single-minded focus: fixing the economy. But to achieve that goal, the next president must take seriously the pressing need for a full free-trade agreement between the United States and the European Union.

Economy & Business Elections

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Oct 1, 2012

Who Is Really Leading the EU?

By Ulrike Guérot, World Politics Review

From Ulrike Guérot, World Politics Review:  Throughout the European Union’s sovereign debt crisis, the conventional wisdom has portrayed Germany as leading the EU, in particular by imposing its economic policy preferences on the eurozone.

Economy & Business European Union

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Sep 27, 2012

Germany charges 2 alleged Russian spies accused of snooping on EU, NATO strategy

By AP

From AP:  German prosecutors say they have filed espionage charges against two alleged Russian agents whom they accuse of spying for information on European Union and NATO strategy. The federal prosecutors’ office alleged Thursday the pair, who were arrested last October, worked in Germany for Russia’s foreign intelligence service, or SVR, for more than 20 […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2012

Europe’s Naked Emperors

By Julian Lindley-French

With a loose heritage that dates back to Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire Vienna is the quintessential post-imperial European city. Now the capital of a small but rich and modern European state it was once the epicenter of a vast multicultural, multi-ethnic empire that collapsed in 1918 under the weight of its own political […]

European Union International Organizations

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Sep 26, 2012

In France, Hollande’s honeymoon period ends

By Edward Cody, the Washington Post

From Edward Cody, the Washington Post:  After a swell of euphoria over President Francois Hollande’s electoral victory in May and a blissful timeout for summer vacation, France is coming to grips with a harsh reality of high unemployment, tax increases and budget cuts imposed by a flat-lining economy and Europe’s perilous debt crisis.

Economy & Business European Union

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Sep 26, 2012

Clinton discussed Syria, Afghanistan, and ‘question of democracy in Europe’ at her farewell Transatlantic Dinner

By Department of State

From Department of State: The Transatlantic Dinner, as you all know, is something we do every year at the General Assembly, meeting of European Union foreign ministers, NATO foreign ministers, as well as Macedonia and Switzerland, plus the NATO Secretary General and the High Representative of the EU.

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