Ahead of Key Euro Summit, Germany Losing Allies
Northern countries fear Berlin will succumb to French, Italian and Spanish pressure.
Czech Republic
Czech Right-Wing Coalition May Cling to Majority
Prime Minister Petr Nečas’ government could win a slight majority if his junior coalition partner splits.
Political Cowardice Wrecking Europe’s New Right
Europe’s conservatives and liberals haven’t dared make the philosophical argument for budget cuts and are losing because of it.
The Rise of a New Right in Europe
From Britain to Scandinavia to Central Europe, conservatives are stepping up.
Political Right on the Rise in Central Europe
After the election of the conservative Fidesz party in Hungary last month, neighboring Slovakia is also taking a right turn, evicting the imcumbent prime minister in favor of an array of small parties campaigning of a platform of free-market capitalism and ethnic harmony. Since the ascendance of a right-wing coalition in September 2002, Slovakia has […]
Russian Bear Still Roaring
“The bear still has teeth,” notes Robert D. Kaplan, writing for The Atlantic. The Obama Administration’s decision to scrap the Eastern European missile defense system has left some former Soviet satellite states at the mercy of Moscow once again — or at least, that’s how they see it. Understandably, some Poles and Czechs reacted to […]