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Prague: Barack Obama and the giant sleeping radar missile bid

('Catherine Neilan',) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:44:34 -0000

Some construed the president’s 5 April visit to Prague as a promising sign for the future US-Czech relationship. Barack Obama spent a full day - out of a total of eight - in his first visit to Europe since his inauguration on 20 January. Then-prime minster Mirek Topolanek hailed ‘the European speech of the year’ in advance; but others in the capital disagreed

European elections 2009: better off being an ecologist than a banker

('Darren Thompson',) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Between 4 and 7 June 2009, 360 million citizens will be called to elect their 763 representatives for the European parliament. Will this continental election date provide the platform to begin open political discussions on aspects of EC policy? That’s yet to be seen

Security: a Franco-German honeymoon?

('Lindsey Evans',) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:15:50 -0000

A squad of 500 German soldiers will be posted in eastern France as part of the French-German brigade. Latest titbit of news from Brussels

Nick Witney: 'If you wait for 27 people to sit down at the table, dinner will never begin'

('Erin Woycik',) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:15:00 -0000

With elections just around the corner, the EU will be debating its global military and diplomatic role. Interview with a British analyst

Defence Europe

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0000

With the Union for the Mediterranean, Europe has once again demonstrated its attachment to diplomatic life. Can EU foreign policy limit it to being a soft power? Interview with Swedish EU representative Jesper Haglund

Radar station for US anti-missile defence on Czech soil?

('Susannah Readett-Bayley',) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0000

But it hadn’t banked on such a large opposition from two thirds of the population and such an angry reaction from its future neighbours. A return to the cold war?

More EU troops in Afghanistan

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

At the NATO summit from 2-4 April, France pledged 1000 troops, alongside promises from Italy and Poland. From Britain, 450 soldiers will join the 7, 700 UK troops in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province

British military in Second Life

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0000

We talk to Bad CO, a serving officer in the British Army, who administers the unofficial community website along with Good CO, a former infantry officer

The ABC of EU peacekeeping abroad

('Hanna Sankowska',) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Europe is the largest contributor to UN peacekeeping operations. But does strengthening the EU’s own channels threaten its commitment to international peacekeeping?

Missiles in East Europe – for or against the EU?

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Plans to build US missile sites force Europeans to reconsider their position

Iran: Security Council deadline looms

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0000

February 21 is the United Nations deadline for Resolution 1737 for Iran to stop its uranium-enrichment programme

Spain: Between bombs and calls for freedom

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:25:00 -0000

192 deaths and thousands of injuries was a harsh wake up call for Spain. On March 11, the country started their fight against Jihadist terrorism

Europe - USA: back to french fries

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:00:00 -0000

Though support for Europe’s soft power grows in American liberal bastions, the military EU institutions still lack credibility in the US

Walking naked into a mosque: nationalism in Kosovo

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0000

What is kosovar national identity? Migjen Kelmendi, editor of the weekly Java, opens the debate with a recently published book Who is Kosovar?

Why resolution 1701 falls short of expectations

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:00:00 -0000

Following the adoption of resolution 1701, European countries are preparing a peacekeeping force for Lebanon. The European Jewish Congress explains to us why resolution 1701 brings hope but no tangible guarantees

Martha Beatriz Roque, standing up to Castro

('Sarah Turpin',) — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:31:00 -0000

As Fidel’s poor health forces him to hand over power to his brother Raúl, the sixty-year-old Roque denounces the neglect of her people and the regime of ‘apartheid’ enforced in Cuba. This is her story, told in very special circumstances.

Painting Congolese history: Tshibumba Kanda Matulu