Trade diplomat to lead EU’s foreign policy
EuropeanVoice.com November 19, 2009 The newly appointed foreign policy chief has a record of achievement during her brief spell in charge of EU trade policy. more
Year: 2009
World Agenda: Palestinians decide the best route to victory is defeat
TimesOnline November 18, 2009 In the 1959 Peter Sellers film The Mouse that Roared the tiny “Duchy of Grand Fenwick” decides its best diplomatic strategy is to declare war on the United States — and lose. The idea is that the US will then shower the defeated Fenwickians with its largesse. more
Who speaks for Europe? Criticism of ‘shambolic’ process to fill key jobs
The Guardian November 17, 2009 It has gone down in modern history as one of those famous quips never actually spoken – Henry Kissinger venting his exasperation with the arcane procedures of the EU by asking: “Who do I call when I want to speak to Europe?” The conundrum persisted, even if the story is […]
Europe’s Bumbling Search for an International Voice
Spiegel November 17, 2009 With the Lisbon Treaty soon to become reality, the European Union is struggling to find a president and a foreign minister. The dream of an EU diplomatic service is within grasp, but will it make a difference? Members of the European Parliament are already warning of a “bureaucratic monster.” more
Why Europe Feels Rejected by Obama
New York Times November 16, 2009 Why would an American president not come to a celebration marking the fall of the Berlin Wall, and with it, the triumphant end of the Cold War — one of the high points of the United States’ and Europe’s common 20th-century history? more