November 5, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I was up all night, drinking vast quantities of beer and vodka, finally getting to bed around 11am UK time. It was certainly worth it – even though it was all over by 4:30 (CNN called it for Obama at … Continue reading
November 3, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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– As that all-important US election looms ever closer, EU foreign ministers are meeting today to discuss how to rebuild those battered ties between Europe and America that conventional wisdom sees as having been so badly damaged during the Bush … Continue reading
September 12, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Two articles well worth a gander, both trying to work out the “new post-Cold War world order” that increasing numbers are identifying in the wake of the Georgia crisis, and slowly trying to define. First up, from The Economist, this … Continue reading
September 11, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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This will bear close analysis, even with the imminent change of regime in Washington. Running, as it does, to nearly 6,000 words, I don’t have the time just now, but will hopefully return to this on the morrow. For now, … Continue reading
August 15, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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From the press conference held by Condoleezza Rice this afternoon on the South Ossetia situation: “the way that Russia has brutally pushed this military operation well beyond the bounds of anything that might have related to South Ossetia calls into … Continue reading
July 27, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve largely ignored Obama’s European vacation because – like that fairly shoddy Chevy Chase vehicle – I couldn’t see the point of it. But one thing from his much-analysed Berlin speech did stick out – and I’ve not seen it … Continue reading
July 23, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I can see why the U.K. need either the U.S. or Europe, but not why either of the other two ultimately needs the U.K. So where does this leave the U.K.? Jeremy Rifkind, The European Dream, p.xiii
July 21, 2008
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Potentially promising stuff for those of us who dislike the CAP – though worrying news for Europe’s beleaguered farmers: Europe’s farmers will be “major losers” from a new world trade deal, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has admitted. He told … Continue reading
July 21, 2008
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In the US, the Founding Fathers occupy a near-sacred place in the national myth and national consciousness – a glorious pantheon of visionaries who helped guide the divided States to their destiny as a greater whole. In Europe, bar in … Continue reading
June 14, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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After the Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, fresh visions of the EU are bound to be suggested. Here’s a start at mine… Continue reading
April 4, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The NATO summit is the perfect illustration of the fraught relations of Russia and the West, but it’s also just a sideshow… Continue reading
March 8, 2008
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Side by side each other in the Press Association’s “World News” headline feeds this morning: Bush: World silent over Cuba ‘abuses’ and Bush set to block waterboarding ban Ha ha ha ha ha! I’m going to miss him when he’s … Continue reading
January 30, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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A little something from me over at Our Kingdom. Looking at the possible impact of the US and Russian presidential elections on the EU and UK in 2008. Oh, and while I’m checking in, yay for John McCain! I like … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Sorry – missed this yesterday… The [tag]European Parliament[/tag] has yet to vote on the final report following its investigation into CIA [tag]extraordinary rendition[/tag] flights in Europe, but finalised it is (and you can download it from the temporary committee’s website … Continue reading