Wrecking NATO

Shoshana Bryen

The Washington Post headline blared, “Trump is bent on wrecking NATO. Prepare for catastrophe.”  The Post fears that President Trump’s diplomacy will benefit Vladimir Putin to the detriment of American and European interests.

“Widespread Self-Righteousness”

Shoshana Bryen

What happened to the Europe Americans loved to love? Ancient and modern, “like us” but not too much, clean, good food, low-crime, democratic, and friendly. Was it ever so?

Europe: Ramadan Roundup, 2018

Muslims across Europe are marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, which in 2018 was observed between May 17 and June 15, in accordance with the Islamic lunar calendar.

Croatia’s Neo-Fascist Revival

Michael Freund

Thanks in part to the silence and inaction of the EU on this issue, the fascist threat is once again rearing its ugly head in the Balkans.

Trump’s ‘Madness’ May be Doing the Trick

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An American success vis-à-vis North Korea will weaken Iran’s bargaining position, which in turn will affect Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. There is a difference between a plan presented by an inarticulate and rejected US president and a peace plan presented by a president who has scored significant achievements in the international arena.