Wobbly Germany In Wobbly Europe
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – The inconclusive outcome of the recent German political elections does not move...
Tag: European Identity
Brexit Should Force EU To Rethink Its Purpose Europe is mostly a morass of complicated rules that many Europeans find oppressive
WASHINGTON – The most improbable is now reality. Great Britain opted out of Europe. What does this Brexit vote...
Optimistic Mood In Athens? The Greeks want to believe that the Syriza-led Government will perform a miracle. But this is impossible
WASHINGTON – News reports from Athens indicate that the Greeks are feeling much better these days. Since the recent...
Federica Mogherini Gets Top EU Foreign Policy Job – Inconsequential Position To A Rookie By appointing a person with almost no real experience the EU countries indicate that foreign policy remains a national prerogative
WASHINGTON – Federica Mogherini, age 41, since February 2014 Italy’s (youngest ever) Minister of Foreign Affairs, has just been appointed High...
Italy Overwhelmed By Immigrants From North Africa It is not a tidal wave, but it is a constant flow. Too many poor people keep arriving in a semi-impoverished country
WASHINGTON – Regarding the constant flow of illegal immigrants from North Africa into Italy and to a lesser degree Spain, the...
NATO Reaffirms Its Unity and Resolve – Yet Defense Budgets Are In Free Fall The Atlantic Alliance has become a talking shop. Without real resources, military capabilities are shrinking. A military alliance with no real armies?
WASHINGTON – “ we will send an unmistakable message: Today and in the future,...
There Is No Such Thing As An “Illiberal Democracy” Real democracies should denounce political leaders in Hungary or Russia who claim that authoritarianism is a more advanced form of democracy
WASHINGTON – “Giovinezza, giovinezza, primavera di bellezza, nel fascismo e’ la salvezza della nostra liberta'”. “Youth, youth, springtime of beauty,...
In Our Economic “New Normal” Chronic Under Performance Is OK Both In America and in Europe societies are getting the message that slow growth is the best we can get
WASHINGTON – The most distressing outcome of the deep global recession of 2008-2009, and subsequent anemic recovery, is that...
“Self-Finlandized” Europe Afraid Of Getting Tough On Russia There is no stomach in Europe for serious measures that would raise tensions with Moscow
WASHINGTON– Way back, during the tense years of the Cold War, some analysts, having noted with concern Europe’s policy to be extra...
The European Elections Prove That The Idea Of A European Union Lost Its Appeal — Long Ago The strong showing of far-right, nationalist and populist forces indicates that millions of Europeans would like alternatives
WASHINGTON – The results of the European Parliament elections simply reconfirm what most analysts should have already known: The...