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Do you think it reflected the E.U.'s lack of firepower that it was not in the final meeting with the U.S. and China? You are inevitably going to get different groups of countries having different conversations at different times. That conversation was one of the most pivotal, but we...
Let's get one thing straight: Europe is a remarkably good place to live. Many of the E.U.'s member states are among the richest in the world. Workers in Europe usually enjoy long vacations, generous maternity leave and comfortable pension schemes. Universal health insurance is seen as part of...
No Europe: So What? Start with history. The modern conception of a united Europe was born in the embers of World War II and rested upon the notion that binding Germany's fortunes to those of France and the rest of Europe could end the violence that had regularly engulfed...
The Peaceful Continent In a bitter irony, it is one of modern Europe's most cherished convictions - that the force of arms rarely settles political disputes for long - that inhibits it from being a more powerful player. European nations have sent thousands of young men and women to fight the...
But that requires political leadership, which in much of Europe is lacking. Yes, Britain still sees itself as having a global role; so does France, whose President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been active on issues from the Georgia war of 2008 to the consequences of a nuclear Iran. But the E.U...