Renewal and Continuity in Italian Foreign Policy
l’Occidentale September 15, 2008 This brief article considers the foreign policy views of a handful of the younger Italian politicians who have gained visibility on the national stage. more
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U.S. Envoy Says Conflicts With Enclaves Shouldn’t Keep Georgia Out of NATO
New York Times September 15, 2008 The West should not use Georgia’s conflicts with the Russian-backed breakaway enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as an excuse to keep Georgia out of NATO, the United States ambassador to the alliance said Monday. more
EU wants IT trade deal revised
European Voice September 15, 2008 European Commission responds to legal challenge by US and Japan by calling for an agreement to expand list of duty-free hi-tech products. more
Afghanistan Is in Its Worst Shape Since 2001, European Diplomat Says
New York Times September 14, 2008 One of the most experienced Western envoys in Afghanistan said Sunday that conditions there had become the worst since 2001. He urged a concerted American and foreign response, even before a new American administration took office, to avoid “a very hot winter for all of us.” more
Russia as a Transatlantic Challenge
Der Tagesspiegel September 14, 2008 The Russia-Georgia war has brought into sharp relief the intra-alliance differences already evident at the April Bucharest NATO summit on how to deal most productively with Russia and what NATO’s and the EU’s role in Russia’s neighborhood should be. more