Western Europe

The Euro-Optimists and Euro-Skeptics – New Division Replaces Old and New Europe?

By Daria Dylla

Recent months have powerfully brought to light that the enthusiasm for the idea of the European Union as a common home without borders is far from internalized by European societies.

Former Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri, international peacemaker, dies at age 74

By the AP

From the AP:  Former Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri, who brokered peace talks in Northern Ireland in the late 1990s and headed the U.N. administration in Kosovo, died Sunday. He was 74.

Report: Defense cuts weaken Britain’s armed forces

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

NATO throws Gaddafi and his sons another lifeline

By the Editors of the Wall Street Journal

Is NATO Moving the Goalposts in Libya?

By Nikolas Gvosdev, the Realist Prism

From Nikolas Gvosdev, the Realist Prism:  Is it time for NATO to begin wrapping up its Libya operation?

Libya: Divided they fall

By the Editors of the Guardian

From the Editors of the Guardian:  Death of rebels’ top general Abdel Fatah Younis shows the prospects of a negotiated settlement are farther away than ever

U.S. Offer Would Keep Gaddafi in Libya, but Out of Power

By Helene Cooper and John F. Burns, the New York Times

From Helene Cooper and John F. Burns, the New York Times:  With Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi showing no signs, so far, of yielding to Western demands, diplomats from the United States, Britain and France have adopted a new tactic in recent days