European Union

European Banks Too Big To Save?

By James Joyner

Cynthia O’Murchu and Emma Saunders, writing for the Financial Times, recently asked “Are European banks too big to fail?” 

Can Europe Survive Germany?

By Alexander Motyl

If Europe ever dies, Germany will have killed it.

Transcript: Ukraine President Victor Yushchenko

On September 24, 2008, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Atlantic Council in New York.

A New Transatlantic Agenda?

By Jan Eliasson

Let us face it:  the United States  –  and to a degree Western democracies in general – have lost a lot of stature and respect around the world during the last eight years.

Russia Back in the Game: It’s the West’s Move

By Ioan Mircea Pascu

With its invasion of Georgia, Russia demonstrated the determination to “come back into the game” in style. Regenerated through the surge of energy prices, Russia’s leaders want to make up their losses from the 1990s and get payback for the accompanying humiliation. Her aggressive policies, heralded by the political use of the energy weapon starting […]

Financial Crisis: View from Europe

By James Joyner

The deepening and spread of the U.S. financial crisis and the government’s late move to step in to offer regulatory oversight and bailouts might reasonably have been expected to generate a round of “I told you so’s” from Europe. 

‘New’ Europe Outworks ‘Old’ — USA, Too?

By James Joyner

Workers in eastern Europe work more hours and take less vacation than their counterparts to the west.

Restoring Georgia’s Sovereignty in Abkhazia

 This report recommends a package of immediate measures to the Georgian and Abkhaz sides to prevent the escalation of violence. As part of a multi-year strategy, it also suggests steps that Georgians, Abkhaz, and international stakeholders can take to lay the ground for future negotiations. In addition, the report proposes a diplomatic initiative by the […]