Nabucco Pipeline: Over Before It Started?
Alexandros Petersen | April 08, 2009
Europe's energy consumers should have breathed a sigh of relief last month, when German Chancellor Angela Merkel reversed field to support EU funding for the Nabucco pipeline and the union earmarked €200 million of seed funding for the project in its coming budget.
Stopping a Nuclear North Korea and Iran
Harlan Ullman | April 08, 2009
North Korea’s unsuccessful attempt to put a communications satellite in space last week was doubtlessly timed to throw a monkey wrench into President Barack Obama’s visit to Europe.
Pentagon Bets on COIN, Against Peer Competitor
Magnus Nordenman | April 07, 2009
For years the debate has raged within and outside the US military on whether the US should focus on this war or the next big fight.
Bosnia Stumbles on Road to EU
Borut Grgic | April 07, 2009
The saying went something like this: After we sort out Kosovo's independence, the rest of the Balkans' transition and accession to the European Union will be routine procedure. But now there is a new hurdle in the road, and it's a high one: Bosnia.
Afghanistan after the NATO Summit: A Stronger Alliance or a Quick Fix?
Valerie Nichols | April 07, 2009
NATO's 60th Anniversary Summit ended with a cheerful photo-op and a pleased President Obama. America’s NATO allies have pledged 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan and a lot of cash. But is this a real contribution to bolstering the alliance or simply a vocal display of camaraderie?
Gates Proposes Pentagon Budget Overhaul
James Joyner | April 07, 2009
U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates has proposed a budget that would radically overhaul the Pentagon's spending priorities, cutting or eliminating several major weapons systems in order to field more ground troops and better fight counterinsurgency missions. Congress will likely temper these changes.
Saving Europe's Market Economy
Mario Monti | April 07, 2009
If the world economy is in crisis, the market economy is even more in crisis. It is seen as unfair, having generated unacceptable inequalities; and inefficient, having attracted massive resources into financial activities whose contribution to the economy is questioned. Yet the world needs an integrated market economy, a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for growth and welfare.
EU-Turkey Relations: Energy Talks Needed
Alexandros Petersen | April 06, 2009
The White House is touting President Obama's visit to Turkey as the cure-all that will not only put US-Turkey relations back on track, but help to resolve some of Europe's energy security concerns.
Hedging Our Relations with Russia
Bernard Finel | April 06, 2009
The recent spate of activity in U.S.-Russian relations is fundamentally about the whether the United States ought to be hedging against future Russian hostility.
Obama's Russia Reset - Don't Forget About Congress
Nikolas Gvosdev | April 06, 2009
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev had a cordial meeting last week. No major breakthroughs occurred, but both men indicated that they could do business together. That’s not going to be enough.
