William Drozdiak
These days, there is a great deal of talk about the dawn of an Asian century -- hastened by the rise of
When
NOT-SO-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS
Anybody who spends time in
Past efforts to build bridges between the EU and
Now that
When
A NEW PARTNERSHIP
A strong connection between the EU and
Preparing for future threats will be just as important, and it will require imaginative policymaking. Burgeoning conflicts over cybersecurity and Internet freedoms have already emerged as a new source of tension with
Meanwhile, the
The enormous military, financial, and psychological burdens of fighting the wars in
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Merging the U.S. missions to the EU and
This approach would also encourage European countries -- the vast majority of which are both EU and
The long-awaited passage of the Lisbon Treaty has further integrated the EU, allowing
As the world's most successful experiment in multinational government, the EU boasts some of the world's highest living standards for its 500 million citizens, and its
Still, Europe will never come close to acquiring the military power of the United States; its leaders and its voters have no desire or ambition to achieve that goal. Since Europe is prepared to pour its tax money and resources into noncombat roles, the United States should encourage its European allies to do what they do best -- and what their people and their politicians are willing to support.
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
The prospects for Western success in conducting counterinsurgency efforts in failing states will improve dramatically if the
A new initiative to pair EU and
Yet the ongoing struggles in
Until now, the policies of Western nations toward the EU and
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- Why More Diplomacy Won't Keep the Financial System Safe
- Bigger Is Better: Case for Transatlantic Economic Union
- European Union: A Fragile Partnership
- The Brussels Wall: Tearing Down the EU-NATO Barrier
- Muddling through Greece's Tremors
- Greece Financial Crisis Raises Doubts About European Union
- Greek Debt Crisis May Hurt Latin America Economy
- The U.S. Mission in Iraq
- Shared Goals for Pakistan's Militants
- Bringing Change From Below in Afghanistan
- The Global Glass Ceiling: Why Empowering Women Is Good for Business
- The Future of American Security Assistance
- Questioning the Wisdom of American Restraint
- Enforcing Human Rights for World's Poor
- The Geography of Chinese Power
- The Rise of Asia's Universities
- On Israel: Obama Playing the Middle East Game Wrong
- What's Happening With Israel?
- Exaggeration of Iranian Threat Could Have Dire Consequences
- Obama's Nuclear Policy Enhances America's Moral Position and Security
- New Obama Nuclear Policy Could Spur Proliferation and Harm America
- U.S. and Russia Should Share Anti-Iran Missile Defense
- Obama's Promise to Work With Foreign Governments
- The NATO Nuisance
- Cuban Cardinal Says Too Little Too Late
- The Starving Armenians
- Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law Will Spark Hispanic Exodus
- Open Season on Latinos in Arizona
- Obama Criticism of Arizona Immigration Law Ignores Federal Incompetence
- Change for U.S. Nuclear Strategy: Nuclear War Planning and Non-proliferation
- Obama's Nuclear-Weapons Conference Fatally Flawed Before It Began
- Fear Factor: Swine Flu, Nuclear Weapons, Reacting to Doom
- Documents Reveal Al Qaeda Cyberattacks
- Iraq Elections - So What Happened to Iraq?
- Mexico's Big Hope: Get 5 Million U.S. Retirees
- U.S. Latin Policy: Big Gestures and Little Substance
- United States - 5 Ways to Keep America Great
- Iran - Sanctions on Iran
- Securing Afghanistan - Pakistan Connection
- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Ungrateful Puppet
- As Iraq Threatens to Come Apart Problems in Afghanistan Mount
- Latin America Must Diversify Trade With China
- Cuba After Fidel and Raul Castro
- China Should Be Ashamed of Its Aid to Haiti
- Pivot to Foreign Policy: American-Russian Cooperation
- Nuclear Roulette: The Obama Doctrine
- Al-Qaeda has Lost the Battle. But has it Won the War?
- Why Natural Disasters Are More Expensive But Less Deadly
- Dangerous Bias of United Nations Goldstone Report
- Greek Financial Debt Crisis Only Part of EU's Woes
- Remember the Pacific War
- Strange Sighting in Iraq
- Mexico Facing Six Wars Not Just One
- Mexican Violence Rising but Less Than in Washington
- Pakistan's Shrewd Shift in Dialogue
- Earthquake May Delay Chile's First World Goal
- Trees for Haiti Campaign Starts -- Slowly
- Haiti: Reforestation Should Be Part of Rebuilding Process
- Pentagon Wrestles With Haiti Relief
- Chile's Sebastian Pinera Unlikely to Be South American Silvio Berlusconi
- Earthquake Buries Progress in Haiti
- Beyond Haitian Relief Effort, How to Fix Haiti
- Haiti Needs a Version of the Marshall Plan
- Tough Love Only Long-Term Cure for Haiti
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