by Dhruva Jaishankar Wednesday, 6 October 2010 THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND WASHINGTON — In recent days, the world’s attention has turned once again to the terrorist threat emanating from Pakistan. Last week, the American and British governments issued heightened travel alerts for continental Europe following revelations of an extremist plot hatched in Waziristan. The operationalization of […]
By Kurt Volker Friday, 8 October 2010 THE WASHINGTON TIMES Political relationships still have time to cement. Central Europeans are known for their persistent pessimism. An old Hungarian joke sums it up well: “We know that next year is going to be an average year – because it’s going to be worse than this year, […]
by Mark Allegrini and Peter Sparding Friday, 1 October 2010 THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND WASHINGTON — Last week, while attention was focused on New York and the U.N. conference to review the global development goals, a less prominent UN gathering took place in Rome. It was an emergency meeting, an emergency about food. Concerns are […]
By Kurt Volker Tuesday, 28 September 28 2010 THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR America’s engagement in Afghanistan remains vital. Now is the time to renew our resolve and pursue our broad-based strategy, not look for an exit. Washington – When Gen. David Petraeus assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, he delivered exactly the right […]
by Marcus Walker, Charles Forelle and Brian Blackstone Monday, 27 September 2010 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL LISBON—On May 6, top officials of the European Central Bank were sitting down to dinner with their spouses in the elegant Emperor’s Room of the Palacio da Bacalhoa, a 15th-century estate and winery south of the Portuguese capital, when […]