After Election, Britain Wonders: What Now?
Neither of the three largest parties have a majority of seats in the House of Commons.
Europe
Conservatives Expected to Win UK Elections
David Cameron’s Conservative Party will fall just seventeen seats short of a parliamentary majority, according to a joint poll conducted by major British broadcasters. The Conservatives are set to win almost a hundred more seats than they gained in 2005, possibly up to 305. Labour would have 255 while the Liberal Democrats, in spite of […]
Biden Addresses European Parliament
The vice president talks about climate change, data-sharing, Iran and missile defense.
Future EU at Stake: Merkel
Greece must cut its deficit to qualify for a European bailout.
Drawing a Better Europe
The European map is outdated and illogical. Rejigging it would make life friendlier.
What’s a Big Society?
In opposition to “big government” and the British welfare state, the Conservative Party under David Cameron has come up with an alternative approach — “big society.” What does it mean? According to the Conservatives’ website, they favor a society based on “social responsibility and community action.” They promise that under a Conservative government, “charities, voluntary […]
Meltdown in Greece
The crises in Greece sends shockwaves around the world and inspires recriminations everywhere.
Clegg: Brown Can’t Stay If Labour Loses
If his party loses the election, Gordon Brown can’t stay on as prime minister.
British Party Leaders Debate Foreign Policy
The leaders of the three major British political parties debated foreign policy on Sky News tonight. Questions from the audience quickly steered the discussion in a more domestic direction but the politicians were able to present their views on the European Union, the special relationship with the United States, climate change and defense.
Cesspool of Corruption?
Bill O’Reilly makes Amsterdam out to be the worst place on Earth.
British Party Leaders Debate
Tonight ITV hosted the first televised debate between the leaders of Britain’s three major parties in the run-up to next month’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his foremost contender, Conservative foreman David Cameron attacked each other repeatedly while Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg tried to present himself as a fresh alternative to the traditional […]
Cold Response
NATO forces exercise north of the Arctic Circle to test cold weather operations and interoperability.
Europe’s Crisis of Confidence
Old Europe is in something of an identity crisis. The specter of European federalism coupled with a widespread unease about Muslim immigration has many Europeans wondering about their nationhood and what it means to be “European” anyway. The financial meltdown and subsequent recession further fractured an already fragile self-image. Foreign immigration and decades of post-colonial […]
Compromise on the Greek Question
The compromise which European leaders reached last week on aiding Greece may struck many foreign observers as evidence of the EU’s ineffectiveness at settling its internal discord, but it was in fact a minor victory for “President” Herman Van Rompuy and his campaign for greater economic governance from Brussels. Van Rompuy, former prime minister of […]
Russian Bombers Penetrate British Airspace
Two weeks ago, two British Tornado F3 fighter aircraft were scrambled from the Royal Air Force base Leuchars, the United Kingdom’s most northerly air defense station, to pursue two Russian Tupolev 160 bombers which were approximately one hundred nautical miles to the west of Stornaway on the northwest coast of Scotland. More than twenty of […]