European Union

Letter From a Kiev Jail

By Yulia Tymoshenko and Hryhoriy Nemyria, the Wall Street Journal

EU offers to reform Libyan security forces

By AFP

From AFP:  The European Union is offering to help Libya’s rebels reform security forces after 42 years under a police state and collect weapons when the war ends, the EU’s chief diplomat said today.

NATO Strikes Show Europe Defense Dilemma

By Lawrence Norman and Stephen Fidler, the Wall Street Journal

Sarkozy: Libya war marks new chapter in EU-US relations

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  The EU will in future play a bigger role vis-a-vis the US in providing hard security in north Africa and the Middle East, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.

Wolfgang Ischinger: “Germany should not become NATO’s problem child”

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle:  Respected diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger talks about Germany’s decision to abstain from the UN Libyan vote and why despite the success of the NATO intervention, we won’t likely see a spate of similar missions soon.

Policymaker’s Fear Of The Italian Penalty Shot

By Edward Hugh

According to one anonymous German official speaking off the record to reporters from Der Spiegel, “a country like Italy can’t be saved.” We will have to trust that he was referring to the country’s size when he made the statement, and not its existential core. If he was, he may well be right, at least under […]