EU's Eastern Challenge
David Erkomaishvili
The EU flagship initiative of Eastern Partnership (EP) was officially launched during the program’s inauguration summit in Prague, 07 May 2009. EP is designed specifically for the post-Soviet space states of: Azerbaijan; Armenia; Belarus; Georgia; Moldova; and Ukraine. Before this initiative, the EU lacked a comprehensive alliance policy towards the post-Soviet space.
Interpretation Of 'War On Terror' Poses Challenge To Obama
Abubakar Siddique
With a new administration in Washington, changes in the way the United States and its allies conduct the "war on terror" appear to be on the horizon. Even the term itself may be on the way out. Influential voices within Barack Obama's administration have hinted at a doctrine of "smart power" as a means of furthering U.S. interests abroad,
Bush, Clausewitz, and Grand Strategic Imperatives: Keeping Political Ends Primary
Bryan Groves
As former President George W. Bush relinquished the reigns as Commander-in-Chief to President Barak Obama, it is fitting to reflect on how the US will remember Bush in years to come. Whether or not one agrees with his decision to commit U.S. forces to military action against Saddam Hussein and his Ba’ath Party regime in Iraq, it is clear that Bush’s legacy will largely be determined by how Iraq turns out – as a stable, free, and peaceful democracy or something short of that.
The EU-Iran Dialogue in the Context of the Ongoing Nuclear Crisis
Pierre-Emmanuel Dupont
The EU-Iran ‘Comprehensive Dialogue,’ launched in 1998 following the election of reformist President Khatami, did not achieve any significant results, mostly as a consequences of the controversy surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. It involved high-level discussions on political matters, as well as on energy and commercial relations (through the construction – by the European Commission – of two bilateral Working Groups).
Evaluating the Current Global Order: A Canadian Perspective
Marketa Geislerova
The financial crisis currently gripping the United States, and reverberating around the world, has strengthened the claims of a growing number of observers and political scientists that the American unipolar moment is passing. On September 25 in a speech to the Bundestag, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck deemed that the crisis will cost the United States its role as a superpower of the world financial system.
