Countering Resource Nationalism in the Wider Atlantic
16 May 2012
We are witnessing a period of increased resource nationalism, in which governments begin to seize control over natural resources, often leaving private corporations out in the cold.
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Posted in Biofuels, Economics, Energy, Environment, European Union, Natural Resources, South America, United States0 Comments
China’s Maritime Quarrels Are a Cause for Concern
16 May 2012
International disputes over offshore resources are on the rise. From the Arctic to the Eastern Mediterranean, quarrels over access rights for fish, minerals, oil, and natural gas are becoming increasingly heated.
Posted in Asia, China, Environment, Japan, Korth Korea, Natural Resources, Transatlantic Take, United States0 Comments
Labor Pains: Why the Transatlantic Jobs Crisis is Worse than it Appears
14 May 2012
Even in the midst of austerity measures in Europe and tightening budgets in the United States, more needs to be done to prevent the current crisis situation from turning into the new normal.
Posted in Economics, European Central Bank, European Commission, European Union, Greece, Politics, Spain, Transatlantic Relations, Transatlantic Take, United States2 Comments
The Lid Cracks Open on Beijing’s Black Box
09 May 2012
After a long period of stasis, Chinese politics have entered a dramatic new phase. The previous sense of inevitability about China’s internal trajectory is beginning to give way to growing unpredictability.
Posted in Asia, China, Democracy, International Security, Transatlantic Relations, Transatlantic Take, United States1 Comment
Why Europe’s Votes are not a Rejection of Austerity
08 May 2012
The assumption that all of Europe is in revolt against austerity measures is wrong.
Posted in Central and Eastern Europe, Democracy, Economics, Election 2012, European Central Bank, European Union, Greece, News, Spain, Transatlantic Relations, Transatlantic TakeComments Off
Greek Elections and the Geopolitics of Chaos
08 May 2012
A nationalist mood in Athens will threaten the all-important détente that has prevailed in Greek-Turkish relations for the last decade.
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Election 2012, European Central Bank, European Union, France, Transatlantic Take, Turkey1 Comment
France’s Very Personal Revolution
08 May 2012
It is still unclear what the French electorate really wants or if François Hollande will become the statesman he convinced the majority of voters he could be.
Posted in COP 15, Democracy, Economics, European Central Bank, European Union, France, French Politics, Germany, Greece, NATO, Slovakia, Transatlantic Take, Transportation, UkraineComments Off
Serbia’s Belief in the Promise of Europe
08 May 2012
That Europe has not lost its luster and power of attraction despite the eurozone crisis was made evident in an unlikely part of the continent: the Western Balkans.
Posted in Central and Eastern Europe, Democracy, Election 2012, European Union, NATO, Transatlantic TakeComments Off
Europe’s Elections and the Politics of Austerity
07 May 2012
Francois Hollande’s victory over Nicolas Sarkozy and the losses by Greece’s main political parties are latest examples of growing anti-austerity backlash in Europe, which is as much political as it is economic.
Posted in Economics, Election 2012, European Central Bank, European Union, France, French Politics, Greece, Italy, Spain, Transatlantic Take3 Comments
Exploring the Cyprus-Israel Alliance in the Eastern Mediterranean
30 April 2012
Is a new alignment in the making, bringing together Israel, Cyprus, and Greece?
Posted in Cyprus, European Union, International Security, Israel, Mediterranean, Russia, Transatlantic Take, Turkey4 Comments
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