Over the past year, many commentators have looked to the ascendancy of Germany – often with a degree of nervousness and trepidation – as the European Union’s pre-eminent Member State. But what are the prospects for Germany – as well as Britain and France – in the longer term?
The British-French alliance could be the foundation for a new European military policy. What must London and Paris do to facilitate a stronger European military and enhance their ability to project power overseas?
Today, the Group on Grand Strategy publishes the first of its ‘Strategic Snapshots’, which address contemporary strategic phenomena…
The Group on Grand Strategy has published its first ‘Long Telegram’, entitled ‘The need to re-found European integration’. It charts the dislocations at the heart of the current European malaise, and goes on to offer a number of ways to constitute a liberal European identity to re-establish a new age of integration.
Is Germany at the end of History? Will it turn the European continent into a museum or an old people’s home? Can Europeans be saved from becoming the Last Men?
The Atlantic Alliance is in a bind. NATO is not what it once was. How can Americans and Europeans work to make the transatlantic partnership more effective? How might the European Union figure in the plan?
What are the connexions between Libya and Russia’s upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections? How has the British-French led military operation against the Tripoli regime in Libya been understood in Russia?
The public split over military intervention in Libya call for some off-the-cuff reflections on the evolution of regional geopolitics in Europe, particularly concerning the role of Germany, France and Britain on the regional chessboard. What does Germany’s abstention mean for European politics?
Germany has frustrated British and French proposals for a no-fly-zone to protect civilians in Libya. The Libyan debacle is turning out similarly to the collapse of Yugoslavia twenty years ago. Europeans are divided, with Germany unwilling and unable to play a constructive role.
European leaders have demanded Colonel Gaddafi step down from power amid growing uprisings in Libya. They must now follow through their words with actions. There must not be another ‘hour of Europe’. Nonetheless, Europeans must also temper their interest in their southern neighbours with a dose of realism and clear strategic thinking.