http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/ tag:onfaith.washingtonpost.com,2010:/postglobal/sais/nexteurope//605 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:48:03 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/08/europe_must_help_obama_close_g.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/08/europe_must_help_obama_close_g.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:48:03 -0500 When the going got rough, the same allies who once cheered Obama's decision turned conspicuously quiet. Mark Rhinard and Erik Brattberg European Union http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/republicans_need_direction_che.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/republicans_need_direction_che.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:17:56 -0500 Political soul-searching for down-and-out parties in Germany and the U.S. Nikolas Foster Germany http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/exposing_natos_weaknesses_in_a.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/exposing_natos_weaknesses_in_a.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:14:59 -0500 The Afghan war is exposing NATO (which supplies a large majority of the forces) to be the "two-tiered" organization Defense Secretary Gates had warned about, Robert Knauer Afghanistan Europe United States http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/resetting_russian_relations.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/resetting_russian_relations.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:47:13 -0500 Despite the murder of human rights activist Natalia Estimirova in Chechnya, the subsequent visit of Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev to Munich for the annual Petersburg Dialogue meeting between Russia and Germany appears to have gone off swimmingly. Medvedev spoke sharply against the killing and the meeting focused on energy and economic ties, including the purchase of automaker Opel by a consortium including Russia's largest bank.... Ted Reinert Germany Russia http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/nabucco_pipeline_gets_the_gree.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/nabucco_pipeline_gets_the_gree.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:25:00 -0500 Last Monday, four EU members and Turkey signed an agreement to build the Nabucco pipeline. Mitko Grigorov Russia http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/bulgarias_batman_prime_ministe.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/bulgarias_batman_prime_ministe.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:52:43 -0500 The country elects a former bodyguard with a love of drama and action but little political experience. Maria Stoyadinova Bulgaria http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/soccers_role_in_germanys_futur.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/soccers_role_in_germanys_futur.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:35:37 -0500 The triumph of Germany's soccer team - made up mostly of immigrants - leaves Germans talking more about who they call their own. Nikolas Foster Germany http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/albanias_outlook_unclear_after.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/07/albanias_outlook_unclear_after.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:02:27 -0500 Albanian elections promise mixed results. Brandon Dorman Albania http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/education_our_non-priority.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/education_our_non-priority.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:26:19 -0500 As the United States guts its education system, young Europeans are protesting in the streets for more support for theirs. What gives? Nikolas Foster European Union http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/europe_sleeps_as_power_passes.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/europe_sleeps_as_power_passes.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:54:05 -0500 Europe votes against its own institutions, even as non-EU countries clamor to become part of them. Pascal Boniface European Union http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/new_security_for_america_via_e.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/new_security_for_america_via_e.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:21:17 -0500 Europe is the perfect partner for the U.S.'s new focus on societal security instead of just terrorism. Arjen Boin & Bengt Sundelius European Union United States http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/where_should_the_eu_end.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/where_should_the_eu_end.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:32:31 -0500 As the EU has grown larger, it has also grown more divided than united. Fabrizio Tassinari Bulgaria Croatia European Union France Ireland Romania Turkey http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/europe_swings_sharply_to_the_r.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/06/europe_swings_sharply_to_the_r.html Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:10:03 -0500 The economic crisis brings Europe a new wave of xenophobia - which is likely to only worsen the recession there. Maria Stoyadinova Czech Republic European Union Italy http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/05/obama_strikes_a_european_balan.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/05/obama_strikes_a_european_balan.html Wed, 27 May 2009 13:59:39 -0500 The U.S. is listening to European interests, but not letting them dictate policy. Nikolas Foster European Union United States http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/05/shield_of_dreams.html http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/05/shield_of_dreams.html Fri, 22 May 2009 12:26:31 -0500 Obama seems to have given up on missile defense. What will take its place for Central Europe? Michael Wyganowski Czech Republic Poland Russia United States