On to Chicago: Enter the European Union
At the NATO Summit in Chicago a first assessment of the Alliance’s Smart Defense initiative is expected. As the European Union is invited, the first results of its Pooling & […]
Commentaries
Publications
Why America needs European Strategy
An indispensable (though not in itself sufficient) condition for any Atlantic Alliance capability project to work is that the United States contributes, with money, personnel, and equipment. Then the European […]
The Euro crisis and foreign Policy: Europe has an idea
The core idea of the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy is that lasting peace and stability can only exist where governments guarantee their citizens security, prosperity, freedom, and equality. Where […]
Obama takes on the LRA. Why Washington sent troops to Central Africa
Two events underlie the renewed interest. First, in October, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he would be sending “combat-equipped troops” on a kill-or-capture mission to take out Kony in […]
Commentaries
La retraite stratégique de l’Union européenne
This short opinion piece argues that the European Union should be able to deal with the important internal crises that it is undergoing, while developing simultaneously a long-term strategy vis-à-vis […]
Ends, Means, and Meaning
The EU needs to decide on clear foreign policy priorities if it wants to generate a sense of purpose for the European External Action Service. in Carnegie Europe Commentary, 3 […]