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Was Germany Really a Winner?
BERLIN—The recent European Council meeting seems to have had two clear winners – Jean-Claude Juncker and Angela Merkel. The German chancellor successfully backed the Luxembourger for European...
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Cataclysmic Purge in the Middle East: The Price of Inaction
WASHINGTON—All eyes were on Gaza when the recently self-proclaimed “Caliph” at the helm of the “Islamic State” of Iraq and Syria gave Christians in Mosul, Iraq, 48 hours to evacuate their homes and...
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The Gaza War: Why A Ceasefire Alone Is Not A Solution
For a long time, I refused to have an opinion about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Deliberately. As having an opinion implies having a solution to end the conflict, it felt pointless. Too...
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Build Bridges or Borders: Why NATO Cannot Continue with Enlargement Ambiguity
WASHINGTON –The re-emerging security challenges posed by Russia on Europe’s periphery have forced NATO to shake the rust from its aging toolbox and respond to what U.S. Assistant Secretary of State...
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Despite Concerns, France Can Play an Important Role in NATO’s Future
PARIS—Paris is not holding its breath for the upcoming NATO Summit in Newport, Wales. France’s traditional ambivalence towards NATO, which still informs its thinking about the Alliance, means that its...
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Poland’s Tusk as European Council President: A View from Warsaw
WARSAW—For Poland, the choice of Prime Minister Donald Tusk to be the next President of the European Council is undoubtedly good news. The symbolism of Tusk’s appointment cannot be overlooked....
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Political Islam and the post-Cold War international order
Religion in general and political Islam in particular is widely seen as responsible, at least in part, for a breakdown in the post-Cold War international political order. Violent sectarian conflict,...
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Ukraine’s Other Campaign: Giving Citizens a Voice
BUCHAREST, Romania—Ukraine is commemorating the first anniversary of the beginning of the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, which eventually led to the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovich. One year and...
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How War Can Come to Europe
Photo: MAX VETROV / NBC NEWS WASHINGTON—Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for the continuing insurgency in Eastern Ukraine mean that peace in Europe can no longer be taken for granted. For...
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On the Paris Attacks
We are all still under the shock of the murderous attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Cacher (kosher) supermarket in Paris in which 17 French citizens died. Other attacks had been planned in...
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