Published Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 14:50
by
Editor
in EU in the world (699 views and 0 comments)
A new
Democrat President – Clinton or Obama – might take office at
about the same time as the first-ever President of the EU and the
new High EU High Representative for Foreign and Security
Policy.
You could almost say that President Clinton or Obama will
have (what Americans have famously complained about there not
being) one telephone number for the EU – at least as far as EU
foreign policy is concerned.
A Democrat President would be much committed than Bush – or
McCain – to working with America’s allies – including in
Europe.
But while diplomacy will get a new emphasis there will be many
differences to deal with. Some Americans accuse Europe of getting
a ‘free ride’ on costly and difficult military interventions –
such as the international force in Afghanistan. At the same time
other Americans admit that Europe could make a big contribution
in peace-keeping, state-building and support for civilian
populations where American forces lack experience and
capacity.
An America ready to re-engage with its allies in global affairs
could be good news for the UN. Global action on climate change
and the Millennium Development Goals could receive a big boost.
PES President Poul Nyrup...
Published Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 11:00
by
frederic.vareillas 
in EU in the world (926 views and 2 comments)
Je viens de voir hier
"le monde de Gazprom" sur ARTE. Au vu de ce reportage, il me semble
très urgent que l'UE renforce ses liens avec la Russie de Poutine
et de Medvedev.
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