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Why should the EU Council have a strong leader ?

For years it has been clear that the EU ; certainly one of the most powerful economic blocks in the world, has been lacking a definite leadership. Russia, China and the US have their own individual leaders and that is what makes them, in most cases, more influential than the EU when it comes to (…)

samedi 12 septembre 2009

A New Breath of Hope

On 6th July the President of the United States, Barack Obama shook hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in what many regarded it as a breath of new hope for the two great powers which just a few years ago dominated the entire world. Why is such an event so important in today’s (…)

jeudi 16 juillet 2009

Yes We Can, aussi dans le monde musulman !

« Nous avons le pouvoir de faire le monde que nous cherchons, mais seulement si nous avons le courage de faire un nouveau début, »Barack Obama a déclaré à la foule Musulmane dans l’Université de Caire. Cela est certainement un cri loin de la politique agressive de George Bush contre le monde (…)

vendredi 26 juin 2009

Yes We Can ! Even in the Muslim World !

‘We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning,’ Barack Obama declared to the Muslim crowd in the Cairo University. This is certainly a far cry from George Bush’s aggressive policy against the Muslim World which comprises 1.4 billion of the (…)

mardi 16 juin 2009

EU-US Relations : An Alliance of Strength and Hope

Some 200 thousand people hailed Mr Obama last July in Berlin as he spoke to the Europeans for the first time. He inspired a message of hope ; an aspect barely seen in George Bush. However, allies do not exist only to talk and smile at each other. Allies are there to help each other ; and this is (…)

dimanche 31 mai 2009

Illegal Immigration vs European Stability ?

How far does the European Union act as a united front when faced with thousands of illegal immigrants every year ? Why are these immigrants threatening European stability ? These are two crucial questions which not only politicians, but also the common European is asking. The severe social (…)

vendredi 17 avril 2009