NATO
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Eurozone crisis
And if Greece goes...
4 November 201113Le Figaro Paris -
6 October 20111PresseuropPúblico
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28 September 2011PresseuropNRC Handelsblad
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24 August 2011Le Temps Geneva
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22 August 20111La Stampa Turin
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29 July 20112NRC Handelsblad Rotterdam
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EU-US
Old continent, indeed
29 June 20113The New York Times New York -
Afghanistan
French troops to follow US retreat
24 June 20111PresseuropLe Figaro -
Libyan War
How much longer?
9 June 2011PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
9 June 2011PresseuropLe Monde
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11 May 2011Le Journal du jeudi Ouagadougou
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Immigration
The shame of Europe
10 May 20112PresseuropPúblico -
Romania
A khaki-coloured American dream
4 May 20111Jurnalul Naţional Bucharest -
26 April 2011PresseuropCorriere della Sera
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Libya
The expanding war
22 April 20112The Guardian London -
Geopolitics
EU and NATO in a tail spin
15 April 20112El País Madrid -
21 March 20114Presseurop
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Libya
NATO ready to intervene
8 March 2011PresseuropPúblico -
7 January 2011PresseuropLa Vanguardia
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Military alliance
Towards a EuroNato?
21 December 20104Rzeczpospolita Warsaw -
Baltic states
Following Estonia’s lead
13 December 2010Atgimimas Vilnius -
Geopolitics
Central Europe – we need to make friends
8 December 20103Lidové noviny Prague -
Alliances
Nordic countries huddle together
7 December 2010EUobserver.com Brussels -
19 November 2010România libera Bucharest
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18 November 2010PresseuropDe Standaard
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Editorial
Anglo-French pact is not enough
5 November 2010Presseurop -
Austerity
A farewell to arms?
25 October 2010La Repubblica Rome -
Geopolitics
The game change at Deauville
22 October 20101Financial Times London -
Diplomacy
Letting Russia into the henhouse
19 October 2010PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
15 October 2010Dziennik Gazeta Prawna Warsaw
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Italy / Afghanistan
Bomb first, retreat later
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Diplomacy
Will the EU cuddle up to NATO?
13 September 2010PresseuropThe Irish Times -
From America
The European Union is dying
2 September 20107The Washington Post Washington D.C. -
Terrorism
Somali lessons for Afghanistan
27 July 2010Financial Times London -
24 June 2010PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza
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EU – Turkey
Ankara turns its back on Brussels
2 June 2010La Stampa Turin -
Common Defence
Time to close ranks
9 March 20102European Voice Brussels -
Afghanistan
War comes home
22 February 2010 -
European Union
The truth about Serbia
23 December 20091The Guardian London -
Language
French takes leave of Belgium
22 December 20094Le Monde Paris -
10 December 2009
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Afghanistan
Mission : Blurred
3 December 2009Die Tageszeitung Berlin -
EU-Russia
Sweden pushed onto Baltic chessboard
18 November 2009PresseuropSvenska Dagbladet -
France/Poland
Paris and Warsaw cosy up on defence
5 November 2009PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
UNITED KINGDOM
The reluctant leader
27 October 2009The Independent London -
13 October 20091Novi List Rijeka
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EU-Georgia-Russia
Striking the wrong balance
1 October 2009Presseurop -
Central and Eastern Europe
Taking charge of our own security
24 September 2009Presseurop -
Anti-missile shield
Russia inspires fear and foreboding
18 September 20091Presseurop -
Italy-Afghanistan
Should we stay or should we go?
18 September 2009PresseuropLa Repubblica
What if Greece leaves the EU? Professor George Prevelakis argues that it is an eventuality that would prompt a new geopolitical upset in the Balkans. As for the EU, it would be forced to acknowledge its inability to “Europeanise” a member state of 30 years standing. 
The fall of Tripoli marks a victory for NATO and the EU countries that supported the war. But Europe, divided and weakened by the euro crisis, will have to find ways to manage the post-Gaddafi era without bringing chaos to its southern border. 
As the border post went up in flames, NATO troops moved in to prevent an escalation of hostilities. The tension on the border between Kosovo and Serbia, a smuggling flashpoint, has once again reached fever pitch. A Dutch columnist argues that the solution should be more talks and subsidies for legal businesses. 
Clueless faced with the debt crisis, wavering in Libya and Afghanistan: Europe is not only weakening but also becoming a problem for the United States. Such is the harsh verdict delivered by the New York Times. 
The 3rd May announcement that the former military base in Deveselu has been chosen as the site for part of the American missile defence shield has brought a glimmer of hope to an undeveloped corner of southern Romania. 
With its military advisors already in Benghazi, Nato's military involvement in the civil war in Libya is deepening. But as Colonel Gaddafi’s forces dig in, the outcome could hardly be more difficult to discern. 
The military operations in Libya have shown that NATO is no longer able to control the course of world events. And the EU is incapable of taking over for the same reasons: faultlines among its members, and American reluctance to get involved. 
The primary objective of Operation Odyssey Dawn – to protect Libyan civilians – is a just one, says the European press. But the other issues – oil, the fall of Gaddafi and the image of Nicolas Sarkozy – are not neglected. 
Notwithstanding claims made by participants, the Nato summit in Lisbon did not constitute a turning point: the alliance continues to be undermined by a profound crisis, highlighted not only by the problems it faces in Afghanistan, but also by nagging doubts about the effectiveness of mutual assistance in the event of threats to security. 
On 1st January, Estonia will become the first Baltic state to join the euro zone — a development which an Estonian political scientist believes will offer a strong motivation to neighbouring Latvia and Lithuania to follow in its footsteps and also encourage more cooperation between the three countries.
The two main forces structuring Central Europe — the EU and NATO — might not go on forever. For this reason, Lidové noviny argues that the countries of the region should take action to heal the wounds left by the wars of the 20th century before they are once again caught in a geopolitical squeeze between Germany and Russia. 
As the world gets bigger, and the rush for the resources beneath the Artic sea intensifies, the countries of Europe’s far North are seeking common cause. 
The NATO summit to be held in Lisbon on 19 and 20 November will be marked by the rise of Russian influence in the alliance. A Romanian editorialist highlights the vital importance of the link between Eastern Europe and Washington. 
The crisis is forcing European states to make unprecedented cuts in their defence budgets, leaving their armed forces short on men and means – and eventually eroding their technological edge. 
The security summit at Deauville, France, saw the first inklings of a new European geopolitical order. Instead of an EU buttressed by a NATO expanding eastwards comes a "trilateral" Europe, sustaining Turkey's European ambitions and keeping Russia on board. 
Letting Russia join NATO — the new big idea of the alliance's strategists — might make sense to some, but to others who still fear the bear's claws, it is pure folly. 
Renationalisation of politics, a painful economic slump, hasty enlargement, populism – some of the reasons why insiders in Washington believe the EU is a thing of the past. 
Following the leak to the international press of over 90,000 documents related to the war in Afghanistan, there is precious little evidence that the country is stabilising. The west might do well to abandon its counter-insurrection strategy there, and focus instead on counter-terrorism. 
The tension between Turkey and Israel after the fatal Israeli naval raid on the flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists goes far beyond a breakdown in the traditionally amicable relations between Ankara and Jerusalem. This is in fact the most acute crisis to date in what used to be the solid and productive relations between Turkey and the West. 
When it comes to defence, each member state has so far been content to pump money into its own army. But challenges posed by the conflict in Afghanistan may force a rethink of this policy. 
Unable to agree on whether to keep their troops in Afghanistan, the Dutch coalition government collapsed on 20 February. The shockwave could hit other European contingents on the ground, predicts the European press. 
Serbia’s formal application for EU membership on 22 December has been hailed as a great step forward. David Cronin in the Guardian, however, accuses Europe of “brazen hypocrisy” in its dealings towards the former pariah state. 
Not just in international institutions but everywhere in Brussels the French language continues to lose ground to English. As Le Monde's Belgian correspondent explains, in a country with no lingua franca, the language of Shakespeare allows speakers to avoid choosing between French and Flemish. 
The US wants more German soldiers in Afghanistan. The current Bundestag debate goes to show the governments involved have yet to clarify their objectives or give up the myth of the noble warrior, and they adamantly refuse to put the public in the picture, deplores the Tageszeitung. 
With Tony Blair and David Miliband as possible candidates for top EU offices, London is aiming for greater involvement in Europe. However, as Mary Dejevsky argues in The Independent, conservative David Cameron may call a halt to this trend before it makes any impact.
Europe and America are trying to obtain an agreement between Bosnian leaders on the reform of the constitution of Bosnia-Herzegovina. However, the Croatian daily Novi List reports that the EU appears to be unable to exert much pressure in the negotiations, which may prove crucial to the future of the country. 
An EU report released on 30 September blames Georgia for starting the war with Russia in August 2008. But it also accuses Moscow of provocation and a disproportionate reaction. This both-to-blame verdict leaves a number of questions unanswered, bemoans the European press. 
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe feel betrayed by the Obama administration's decision to scrap plans for a missile defence shield. However, the European press argues that this disappointment should herald a rethink in military strategy. 
Barack Obama's decision to abandon plans for a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic – promised by George Bush – has not been welcomed in either country. The European press expresses its concern about the influence of Moscow in the region.