Bronislaw Geremek, who played a crucial role ending communist rule in Poland and then guiding Poland to democracy, NATO and the European Union, was killed in an automobile accident July 13. His was a public life to celebrate.
Born in Warsaw, Geremek escaped from the Warsaw ghetto when he … Continue Reading…
As I crossed the border from Turkey to Georgia, the border agent checking my U.S. passport smiled, gave me an American-style thumbs up, and said in broken English, “United States good, John McCain good.” This … Continue Reading…
After much speculation, Barack Obama’s team has announced he will travel to Europe this summer — to 
Paris, Berlin, and London (the dates have not yet been announced for security reasons, although the London stop … Continue Reading…
Picture a long line of dominoes, each one representing one of the globe’s special clubs, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, and so on. At … Continue Reading…
Despite the strains on the transatlantic relationship caused by events like the Iraq war—as evidenced in public opinion studies, like GMF’s Transatlantic Trends—optimism is rising about improved relations with a new U.S. administration in 2009. But underlying the political aspect of the relationship has been a flourishing economic … Continue Reading…
Nearly everywhere you turn, one hears that the world is fascinated by Barack Obama. Europeans have “Obamamania,” and Germans imagine Obama speaking in Berlin like Kennedy did in 1963. I’ve been asked occasionally, does it matter to Americans what Europeans … Continue Reading…
After the failed attempt at Comprehensive Immigration Reform in the summer of 2007, the United States still has to determine what to do with the estimated 12 million undocumented individuals currently living within its borders. Employed in largely unskilled occupations in the agriculture, construction, meat packing, domestic care, … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON - Most climate change opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic have modest expectations for the July G-8 summit in Hokkaidō, Japan. On the central political question – how quickly Europe, … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON — April 2009 will mark the 10th anniversary of the entry of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic into NATO. The journey of these and other former Warsaw Pact countries to NATO and to the European Union is one of the most inspiring transformations in modern history.
There are lessons … Continue Reading…
