The world may not have become flat, just as the distance has not died, but globalization and interdependence are facts of life that hardly anyone can deny.
There is nothing extraordinary about countries in the middle income category. When they stagnate, it is for normal economic reasons, rather that because of the mythical importance of their level of development.
A new transatlantic momentum has been set in motion by the economic crisis. Both the US and the EU need every impulse for growth they can find.
Currently, the EU is facing two key challenges: internally, the euro crisis, and externally, the risk of a step back for the Arab Spring.
The European Union (EU) perceives the Western Balkans as its own internal affair. Indeed, the EU is the main centre of gravity for the region, without a serious long term alternative such as Turkey, Russia or China.
Can the EU Budget Support Climate Policy in Central and Eastern Europe?
