Let Russia Join the WTO
Foreign Policy June 18, 2010 Russia today cut natural gas supplies to neighbouring Belarus in a dispute over what Moscow claims are escalating debts, raising fresh fears about supplies to the rest of Europe. more
Category: Commentary
American comments about Turkey betray a lack of understanding of the European Union
The Economist June 17, 2010 SHUT up, please, you are not helping. That, with respect, would be Charlemagne’s advice to America’s foreign-policy establishment, as its big guns nag the European Union into admitting Turkey swiftly, so as to anchor Turks to “the West”. more
‘The Hounding of Spain Is Absurd’
Spiegel June 16, 2010 Spain and the European Union are rushing to quash rumors that Madrid plans to ask for a Greek-style bailout. The German press on Wednesday is surprisingly positive about Spain’s attempt to grapple with its problems. more
Security Council or Secret Society?
Foreign Policy June 15, 2010 The U.N. Security Council had a lot on its plate Monday. There were dueling briefings by South Korean and North Korean delegations on the March 26 sinking of the South Korean naval ship, the Cheonan. Then came a U.N. briefing on the crisis unfolding in Kyrgyzstan, where Kyrgyz mobs have […]
‘Europe Has Suffered Under Fundamentalism’
Spiegel June 14, 2010 Is it right for governments to place bans on burqas or the construction of minarets? In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, Thorbjørn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, pleads for a more pragmantic societal approach. He also defends the decision of the Nobel Committee, which he also chairs, to bestow […]