Europe is a continent with underlying economic, strategic, diplomatic and demographic problems with common roots. In this century, all these problems have aspects which will be aggravated. Europe’s problem is not only moral but intellectual as well. Download PDF Descargar PDF

As commentators here and there plead for more progressivism in European politics, the French have outlined their policies for their upcoming presidency next term. Everyone has the right to incorporate whatever they'd like into those principles, including progressivism. They may even claim it is what's best for Europe. I however, beg to differ. Download PDF Descargar PDF

The outcome of the US presidential elections will undoubtedly have global affects. Therefore, many Europeans argue that they should have a say in the election process. European media is saturated with election coverage that is heavily biased in favor of the Democrats. And, as in past elections, European elites are demanding the right to help choose the next occupant of the White House. What follows is a brief survey of what some Europeans are saying about the American way of democracy. Download PDF

The biggest barrier to European superpowerdom is that European elites refuse to bring their postmodern fantasies about the illegitimacy of military “hard power” into line with the way the rest of the world interprets reality. After years of overselling the efficacy of diplomatic and economic “soft power” as the elixir for the world’s problems, Europeans are losing, not gaining, international influence.

Europeans are hoping a new European Union treaty will help raise their profile in international affairs. But unless European elites bring their postmodern fantasies about the illegitimacy of military “hard power” into line with the way the rest of the world interprets reality, Europe is unlikely to have much of a global voice at all. Download PDF

Things look bad when the proposal presented by European parliamentarians, with the only protest coming from the Popular Party, is to keep Spain with 54 seats while the major countries obtain an increase. Besides, if we consider that the “stubborn” Poland wants to increase its leverage in the Parliament, who do you think will lose seats? Sarkozy’s France? Merkel’s Germany? Well, of course not. Probably, the victim will be Spain. Nevertheless, we will certainly get a smiling photo and a handshake telling us; “You have returned to the heart of Europe.” Download PDF Descargar PDF

In Spain, dozens of would-be migrants have been killed and many more injured by rubber bullets or beatings in their bids to climb over the ten foot (three meter) fences around the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Zapatero’s response? He has just built a third perimeter fence in order to keep the immigrants from crossing. At least Spanish leftists are consistent in one thing: they are nothing if not consistently inconsistent. Download PDF

The Europol Terrorism Situation and Trends Report for 2006 identified that the terrorist picture across EU countries is a multi-faceted and complex one. Foes that might have been considered to have been defeated, notably extreme left-wing groups originally formed in the 1960s and 1970s, are still in existence and showing signs of continued activity. Download PDF

I always believed that the freedom we enjoy in the Western world it is not, and it shouldn’t be, the privilege of a few. The basic values of human dignity, respect, tolerance, private property, among others are not western values anymore, but universal values. Download PDF

The present contribution aims at providing an exhaustive legal analysis of the issues involved in an assessment of the compatibility of the FPA with international law, with special consideration for the distinct status of Western Sahara as a Non-Self-Governing Territory (NSGT) and the principle of sovereignty over natural resources of the people of Western Sahara. The article starts off setting out the historical and legal background of the question of Western Sahara. Download PDF

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