Is Austerity Failing?
Paul Krugman doesn’t tell the whole story when he points at Greece to argue against spending cuts.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
Arctic Council Signals Rulemaking Maturation
The nations of the Arctic are cautiously starting to cooperate but remain competitors for the region’s vast hydrocarbon reserves.
Future Role and Relevance of NATO
Is the intervention in Libya a harbinger of things to come for NATO? Wikistrat explores the future of the alliance.
Democrats Would Let Medicare Go Bankrupt
For all their demonization of Paul Ryan and his Medicare reform effort, Democrats have no realistic plan of their own.
Ireland Taxing Private Retirement Savings
Ireland raids pension funds in another step away from self-sufficiency toward dependence on the state.
Obama’s European Honeymoon is Over
For all the admiration that befell the American president, European governments are largely disillusioned.
Henry Kissinger on China
The former national security advisor shares his views on the Sino-American relationship.
White House Unveils Regulatory Review
The Obama Administration’s review of economic regulation in the United States is admirable but not enough, says Nick Ottens.
America, Britain Remain “Essential,” Says Obama
The “special relationship” may not be so special anymore but Anglo-American leadership remains essential.
Revolution Leaves Egypt’s Economy in Shambles
Change may have come to Egypt, but its short-term economic prospects have worsened in the process.
Former German Chancellor Urges EU Solidarity
Helmut Kohl warns against abandoning the European project by letting the Greeks default.
Health Care Waiting Lists in Britain Growing Longer
The number of English patients forced to wait weeks, sometimes months for treatment is rising fast.
Spanish Socialists Crushed at Regional Polls
Prime Minister Zapatero’s ruling party is unpopular because it implemented austerity measures while unemployment remains high.
Jordanian King Pessimistic About Peace Process
The greatest threat to peace in the Middle East is the status quo, said Jordan’s King Abdullah on ABC’s This Week.
Are Israel’s 1967 Borders Still Viable?
President Obama suggested that a Palestinian state should be created roughly within the 1967 armistice lines, but is this realistic?