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TWQ: Moving into a Post-Western World - Spring 2011

asnyder — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The ‘‘unipolar moment’’ that followed the Cold War was expected to start an era. Not only was the preponderance of U.S. power beyond question, the facts of that preponderance appeared to exceed the reach of any competitor.

TWQ: The Limits of Audacity - Winter 2010

asnyder — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The election of Barack Obama—rich in symbols, uplifting in rhetoric, and fraught with expectations—created a magical moment for the indefinable ways the new president appeared to touch, inspire, and seduce people everywhere.

A Shared Security Strategy for a Euro-Atlantic Partnership of Equals

jdunton — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

This is a decisive period for the institutions of the Euro-Atlantic community and the 34 member states that belong to either the European Union or NATO (or both). Traditional concerns—security, economic, political, and societal—have become bundled into challenges that cannot be addressed by any single nation or institution.

An Opportune Moment for a Shared Euro-Atlantic Security Strategy

sherry — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

September 11 came late in Europe, but nearly eight years after 2001, it is there. In each of Europe’s main countries, as well as between them and the United States, the analysis of the changing security environment is converging.

Expectations for President Obama's Trip to Europe

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: Are European expectations of Barack Obama reasonable?

Atlantic Outlook

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Topics covered in this issue of Atlantic Outlook:

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update vol. 4 no. 2

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

This quarterly electronic newsletter features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy. Click here to download the April 2008 issue.…

TWQ: A Bad War Gone Worse - Spring 2008

asnyder — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

"We need intelligent people," Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara reportedly said while dismissing General Paul Harkins early in the Vietnam War. These harsh words echoed four decades later in the midst of another failed war, in Iraq.

A Recast Partnership?

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Forty years ago, at the peak of the Cold War, Henry Kissinger noted the “troubled” state of the transatlantic partnership, which he called “the most constructive American foreign policy since the end of World War II.” A few years later, Kissinger called for new initiatives—“a fresh act of creation”—that would respond to “new problems and new

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update vol. 4 no. 1

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This quarterly electronic newsletter features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy.

The Year of Europe? in Global Forecast: the Top Security Challenges of 2008

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

“Nineteen seventy-three,” declared Henry Kissinger in late April of that year, “is the year of Europe”—a time, he insisted, for the allies to join in “a fresh act of …

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol. 3 No. 1

Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

This quarterly electronic newsletter features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy.

EuroFocus V.13 N.2 - Terms of Engagement: The Euro-Atlantic Partnership at Sixty

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400

After a two-year moment of reflection in intra-European, U.S.-EU, and Euro-Atlantic relations comes a need for action to renew the institutional core of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership. This paper sets out …

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol. 2 No. 4

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500

This quarterly electronic newsletter features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy.

Recasting the Euro-Atlantic Partnership

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Both the structures and capabilities of the Euro-Atlantic community will need revision if the challenges of the 21st century are to be met--and the development of new capacities will demand not only resources,…

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol. 2 No. 3

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

This quarterly electronic newsletter features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy.

The NATO Riga Summit

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

The next NATO Summit, which will be held in Riga, Latvia, later this year, cannot be merely a transition or even a consolidation summit, designed to await the next wave of political leaders on either side …

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol. 2 No. 2

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400

This quarterly electronic newsletter features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy.

Moment of Reflection, Commitment to Action

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400

"Moment of Reflection, Commitment to Action" puts forward a series of key recommendations for the European Union and the U.S.-EU partnership. The paper is based on discussions of a working group …

A Challenged and Challenging Europe

Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400

After the Cold War, a new Europe, deeper and wider, and a transformed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), larger and increasingly global, transformed the Atlantic Alliance into a genuine partnership …

The Worst Possible Outcome

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update, Vol. 2 No. 1

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

This quarterly electronic newsletter features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy.

Italy & Europe

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Focus on Structure, Not Personality

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol.1 No.4

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Visions of the Atlantic Alliance

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Notwithstanding a significant change of tone in U.S.-European relations since the reelection of President George W.

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol.1 No. 3

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400

EuroFocus v.11 n.3 - Germany Stalled?

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400

"Germany Stalled?" places the German election of September 18, 2005 in historical context while assessing its impact on German domestic politics, Europe, and transatlantic relations.

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol.1 No.2

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400

This quarterly electronic communiqué under the direction of Simon Serfaty features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy. …

The United States, the European Union and NATO: After the Cold War and Beyond Iraq

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Highlights the conclusions and recommendations from the April 2005 CSIS Think Tank Summit. The general thrust of the paper, but not every word, was endorsed, in their own name, by 43 Summit participants …

The Vital Partnership

Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400

The Vital Partnership is a political, historical, and intellectual assessment of the evolution of transatlantic relations. This partnership, warns Simon Serfaty, is clearly at a crossroads, and even at …

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair Update Vol.1 No.1

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400

This quarterly electronic communiqué under the direction of Simon Serfaty features information on recent and upcoming activities of the CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy. …

EuroFocus v.10 n.2 - Purpose and Commitment

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Visions of America and Europe

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0500

"Of the many books analyzing the clash between the Bush administration and much of Europe, this one...is among the most valuable."--Foreign Affairs"This collection of essays is a must-read …

EuroFocus v.10 n.1 - The Year 2004 in Preview: A Year of Transitions

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Euro-Focus is produced by the CSIS Europe Program with the support of The German Marshall Fund of the United States

The European Finality Debate and Its National Dimensions

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0500

"This is an outstanding collection of major essays on the burning issues facing the European community. No one concerned with the European finality debate, whether scholar or policymaker, can afford …

The Future of the Transatlantic Defense Community

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

The governments of the United States and Europe should work together to preserve and nurture a transatlantic technology and industrial base capable of meeting twenty-first century security challenges, …