Europe is a geopolitical dwarf

Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Central Asia, Citizens, Critical Assets, Dwarf, East Asia, Eastern Europe, Economy, Europe, Footprint, Geopolitical, Geopolitical Environment, Global Trade Talks, Great Game, Insecurity, Invasion Of Iraq, Latin-America, Middle East, Paradox, Political Leadership, Reluctance, Strategic Initiatives, Superpowers, World Countries, World Empires, World Regions, World Stage

Yet, even though it has an economy comparable with America’s, it stands as a political dwarf in responding to the rapidly changing geopolitical environment. The combination of slavishly following the US lead (with the possible exception of the invasion of Iraq), its reluctance to contemplate badly needed strategic initiatives (as in the Middle East) or [...]

Europe’s New Pro-American Direction

Posted by Matt in May 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, U.S., Angela Merkel, Assets, Bucharest, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Combat Situations, Deployment, Gerhard Schroeder, Gordon Brown, Iraq War, Jacques Chirac, Missile-Defense, moscow, Nato Forces, Nato Membership, Nicolas Sarkozy, Political Leadership, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Reluctance, Soviet Republics, Special Relationship

But look today at Europe’s political leadership: Nicolas Sarkozy in France has replaced the bitterly anti-American Jacques Chirac. In Germany, Angela Merkel has replaced the dyspeptic and anti-Iraq war Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Britain now once again speaks about the US-UK “special relationship.” And now, Berlusconi will soon return to the [...]

Lots of talk about North Korea, but action plan from Israel

Posted by Matt in April 30th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, Contrasts, Enemies, Face Saving, Ferocity, George W Bush, Hawks, Intention, Memorandum, North-Korea, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Weapons Program, Preemptive Strike, President George W Bush, President Richard Cheney, pyongyang, Reluctance, Richard Cheney, State Department, Strategists, Vice President Richard Cheney

The ferocity with which Israel responded to the threat posed by a nuclear weapons program in the hands of one of its worst enemies contrasts with the reluctance of the U.S. to attack North Korea’s nuclear facilities over years of off-again, on-again efforts to get the North to abandon the program.
Although the U.S. has repeatedly [...]

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Europe is a geopolitical dwarf

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Lots of talk about North Korea, but action plan from Israel

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