Every week leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
If decisionmakers are serious about military intervention in Syria, they should make a convincing case for a full-scale, sustained, and deadly blow against the Assad regime.
London’s overreliance on its special relationship with Washington has been bad for Britain and bad for the EU. The UK should accept that its real future lies with Europe.
Even if EU foreign policy analysts’ working assumption is wrong, the outcome is the same: if Europeans want to matter in the world they must get their act together fast.
Every week leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
If President Obama is hoping to attract public and international support on major foreign policy challenges, he urgently needs to share his elusive thinking.
It is crucial for Europeans to understand that their increased engagement will make them both less dependent and more interesting as a partner for the United States.
Qatar has become a more assertive regional player than ever before. Now, the new emir has an opportunity to finally explain his country’s long-term foreign policy agenda.
Europe’s politicians are split on how to address human rights issues. Those in favor of quiet diplomacy should make sure their words aren’t too softly spoken.
Europeans’ anger over U.S. surveillance is at odds with their own appetite for data. What’s more, snooping in the name of security calls into question Europe’s core values.
Without U.S. engagement, Europe remains divided on Syria. Yet as this bloody civil war spreads to the wider region, both sides of the Atlantic may be forced into action.
From domestic issues to foreign policy matters, Turkey deserves the EU’s attention for a number of reasons. Europe cannot afford an unstable, drifting southeastern neighbor.
Two recent incidents have underlined Europe’s lack of strategic direction. They confirm that, when it comes to crises, Europeans still do not see the merits of pulling together.
European governments have settled into a long-term attitude of irresponsibility for the stability of their continent. Europe’s leaders need to break out of their lethargy.
The scandal ensnaring Germany’s defense minister is damaging Merkel. But it shows that Germany has come further along the path of military modernization than one might think.
Every week leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
A year and a half after NATO’s intervention in Libya, the security situation is miserable. In its own interest, Europe needs to help address this problem.
Every week leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
True sovereignty for a European nation today means enabling Europe to defend its strategic interests. That should be the logic behind pooling and sharing military assets.
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