If Spain and Italy apply for bailouts, the EU will be split between northern haves and southern have-nots. Can a house so divided long endure?
Europe’s Crisis and the Pain in Spain
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Europe & Central Asia
Enhanced Drone-Strike Accuracy Makes Accidents Look That Much More Suspicious
If U.S. is improving drone-strike accuracy in Pakistan, what happened on March 17 when 41, including women and children were killed?
Review: The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy
Canadian sociologist Metta Spencer’s career in Soviet-Western peace activism takes book form in her account of decades of democratic struggle in Russia, The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy. Drawing on a broad spectrum of activist and reformist perspectives from both sides of the Iron Curtain, Spencer dispels three false beliefs in her colorful, informative account of how the Cold War really ended.
Other Obstacles to Disarmament Exist Besides States Holding on to Nukes
There are other obstacles to nuclear disarmament than how anal states are about the number of nuclear weapons they have.
The Freedom to Offend: Pastor Terry Jones and Islam
Pastor Terry Jones should be able to burn the Koran without fear that anyone else will get killed in retribution.
Pastor Terry Jones Islamophobia’s Surprising Origins in Europe
Pastor Terry Jones spent years in Germany, where Islamophobia has sunk its roots.
To Rev. Terry Jones, UN Attack Just Proves He’s Right
Nothing good comes from defacing a holy book.
Will Italy Help Keep U.S. and NATO Airstrikes on Libya From Becoming Another Afghanistan?
Even if Gaddafi is provided exile, U.S. and NATO airstrikes on Libya could still lead to our extended presence there.
Nukes in Europe: Coming Home Soon
The last U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in Europe may be on their way home, ending more than 50 years of their deployment abroad. A new report on the future of these weapons shows that 24 NATO members seek to end deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe or will not block a NATO consensus decision to remove them. Only three countries are holding out, and only one is actively trying to break the emerging consensus. The coming months will be decisive for the future of the 200 or so U.S. nukes in Europe.
Interview with Cynthia Schneider
Cynthia P. Schneider teaches, publishes, and organizes initiatives in the field of cultural diplomacy, with a focus on relations with the Muslim world. She co-directs the Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) initiative. She is also a specialist in 17th-century Dutch art and served as the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands from 1998 to 2001. She spoke to Foreign Policy In Focus about working on the stereotyping of Muslims in American culture, engaging with the TV show 24, and watching the rise of Islamophobia in the Netherlands.