Tag Archives: Europe

Middle Class and Globalization: A Big Power Comparison (Part I)

Which nation stands to lose the most compared to its own expectations, projected path and historic experiences?

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Is the U.S. Middle Class at a Turning Point?

Is the United States prepared for economically stressful times?

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Europe as a Figment of the Republicans’ Imagination

Is the Republican Party’s castigation of Europe nothing more than a political diversion tactic?

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Angela Merkel, Mick Jagger and the European Diplomacy Game

What do the EU members need to learn if they want to get what they need — and if they can’t always get what they want?

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The Illogic of Czech President Vaclav Klaus

What accounts for Czech President Vaclav Klaus’s extreme skepticism about Europe’s future? Could he simply be channeling Ayn Rand?

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Will UN Peacekeeping Fall Victim to Budget Cuts?

Is United Nations peacekeeping fading away as a result of budget cuts — or are we just settling into a new normal?

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Europe After World War II: Rising from the House of the Dead

How does Europe’s recent history continue to inform its present and future?

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In Memoriam: Tony Judt on the Future of Decadent Europe

Could Europe’s social welfare system actually provide political and economic stability to the continent?

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Toward a New Economic Order?

What should be the key characteristics of the new global economic order?

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Could Greece Go Over the Cliff?

Is a Greek financial default unavoidable — or are there signs that the country will recover?

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