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  • How the EU can help Kerry with Israeli and Palestinian peace talks
    Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 07 August 2013
    How the EU can help Kerry with Israeli and Palestinian peace talks
  • Putin's Russia: Stability and stagnation
    Insight by Charles Grant, 02 August 2013
    Putin's Russia: Stability and stagnation
  • Edward Snowden's '1984'
    Bulletin article by Ian Bond, 24 July 2013
    Edward Snowden's '1984'
  • The eurozone and the US: A tale of two currency zones
    Insight by Philip Whyte, 21 November 2011

    The US and the eurozone are very different monetary unions. These differences explain why financial markets are picking on the eurozone and not the US.
  • What Libya says about future NATO operations
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 26 August 2011

    In Libya, the Europeans have for the first time responded to Washington's calls to assume responsibility for their neighbourhood. This should be cause for cautious optimism about NATO.
  • Race to the bottom
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 24 August 2011

    For decades, European countries cut defence budgets with little worry. The United States kept enough troops on the continent to deter all potential enemies, almost irrespective of how small European militaries became.

  • It doesn’t matter who is president of Russia
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 02 August 2011

    In Moscow, the speculation about Russia’s next president is becoming tedious. Dmitry Medvedev has made it clear he would like to run again, but most people think Vladimir Putin, prime minister, will be the official candidate and win March’s election.
  • What Libya says about the future of the transatlantic alliance
    Essay by Tomas Valasek, 29 July 2011

    Libya is the first war fought according to Barack Obama's rules, with the United States taking a back seat. The Europeans responded well: by taking decisive military action to maintain the stability of their neighbourhood.

  • What cuts in US defence budget will mean for the transatlantic alliance
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 15 March 2011

    The US defence budget seems set to fall as Washington begins to restore order in its finances. Spending on the military has reached such heights – $700 billion, or 20 per cent of the US federal budget – that it has become too large for deficit-cutters to ignore.
  • Stopping the transatlantic rift
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    International Herald Tribune, 26 January 2011

    You might call it the Obama paradox: Atlanticists on both sides of the ocean were certain that this president, inaugurated two years ago, would renew the transatlantic alliance.
  • The midterm elections, Europe and US foreign policy
    Bulletin article by Tomas Valasek, 01 October 2010

    Though Barack Obama remains popular in Europe, he has his detractors there, particularly among foreign policy professionals.