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Poland’s relatively successful foreign policy contributed to the popularity of the ruling Civic Platform party and helped it win the country’s parliamentary elections. Given these election results, the Polish foreign policy is not likely to change.
While it is now clear who the participants in Egypt’s political game are, it will be several more months before it is possible to know whether the emerging balance of power will allow a democratic transformation.
The route for a future strategic Europe lies in forging or strengthening alliances and partnerships, treating partners as partners, and intensifying constructive dialogue.
There can be no effective foreign policy or external projection for Europe unless the core economic strength and vitality of the continent are restored.
The greatest contribution Europe can make to strategic global affairs would be to reaffirm its singular model of a peaceful political, economic, and cultural integration.
Given the severity of the challenges facing Italy today—stagnating productivity, slow growth, and rising debt—and the country’s systemic importance, it is not unreasonable to ask whether Italy should stay in the euro.
In order to become a more competitive global actor, it is crucial that the EU first stabilize its economy and achieve a period of sustained growth.
While Europe and the United States may not always agree on foreign policy strategies, the EU has proven itself a valuable ally for Washington and a strategic actor in its own right.
The EU needs to decide on clear foreign policy priorities if it wants to generate a sense of purpose for the European External Action Service.
The EU needs to develop a real foreign policy and adopt a more political and differentiated approach to its southern neighborhood.
While the Eastern Partnership summit is unlikely to deliver many positive results, there are still important lessons that leaders from both sides can take away from the summit.
Europe must be able to define and implement a strategic role for itself in the global arena, confident of its capabilities and values, aware of its interests, and able to define its parameters.
Since bailouts alone are failing to end the European debt crisis, a new approach that pacifies markets, strengthens banks, mitigates moral hazard, and is politically acceptable to both core and periphery countries is urgently needed.
If the EU wants to get serious about using its soft power to defend human rights, it should keep an eye on the burgeoning civil societies in its greater neighborhood.
The EU must learn how to overcome the current economic crisis before it can hope to successfully implement the Lisbon Treaty and strengthen its foreign policy.
Successful foreign and security policies require the backing of a united European society that must learn to adapt to changing global realities.
Europe could play a leading role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process if it musters the political courage to apply its own foreign policy values to the Israeli-Palestinian arena.
Mainstreaming Asia within the strategic thinking of the EU could provide new solutions to global challenges.
Europe must think and act in a unified strategic manner if it wants to save its struggling currency and strengthen its military and government capabilities.
World trade is expanding rapidly, helping forge modern industrial sectors in emerging economies. Managing this evolving global trading system requires new leadership from the World Trade Organization.