European Union

Confrontation in the Med? EU to enforce arms embargo against Syria

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

NATO and China cooperating in international counter-piracy operations

By Ben Bekkering, Allied Command Operations

From Ben Bekkering, Allied Command Operations:  A few days ago I visited Admiral Yang [Junfei], the Commander of the Chinese Task Force 113.

China and NATO: Grappling with Beijing’s Hopes and Fears

By Richard Weitz, Jamestown Foundation

Let’s Hear It for the European Union and the Euro

By Sarwar Kashmeri

It took the United States 100 years to set up its single currency and the Federal Reserve Bank. The European Union launched one in half the time. Now, with the agreement on June 28, 2012 to start the process of building a euro banking union and strengthen the European Central Bank, the stage is set to complete […]

The push for a greater ‘Europe’ is also dividing Europe

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  The current crisis has painfully exposed what is the great European divide

The American pivot depends on Europe to take care of its neighborhood

By Sven Biscop, the New Atlanticist

From Sven Biscop, the New Atlanticist:  Inadvertently or not, the United States is now demanding European strategic autonomy, at least regionally

Leviathan: The Great European Divide

By Julian Lindley-French

In 1651 English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote “Leviathan” in which he said prophetically, “The only way to erect…a common power, as may be able to defend [men] from the invasion of foreigners, and the inquiries of one another… is to confer all their power and strength upon one man, or upon one assembly of […]

Is running out of money Assad’s decisive weakness?

By Fareed Zakaria, CNN GPS

From Fareed Zakaria, CNN GPS:  Another telling indicator of dissent is the number of silent objectors in the army.

Is the Franco-British strategic defense relationship in danger?

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  The Franco-British strategic defense relationship matters.