Poland’s Power Struggle Reaches Brussels

Spiegel - The power struggle between Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk is becoming increasingly bizarre. The two fought bitterly for days over who would represent the country at the EU summit in Brussels. Now, they’re both going.

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When old dogmas die, there is room for all kinds of radical new thinking

Guardian by Jonathan Freedland - Shorter working weeks, lower consumption, and banks working for us - this crisis could prove a chance for a fresh start

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The Bronze Nights

Eurozine - Nationalist mobilization was responsible for the escalation of the crisis over the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn in April 2007, writes Tonis Saarts. The EU accession process over, Estonia’s dominantly rightwing party politics has found a new rallying cry: the threat of Russia.

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The Irrational Electorate

Wilson Quarterly, by Larry M. Bartels - Even when voters do have an accurate sense of how things are going, they tend to be inordinately focused on the here and now. For example, studies of economy-driven voting almost invariably find that voters are strongly influenced by economic conditions during the election year, [...]

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Badinter

B92 Blog by Goran Miletic - Badinterova komisija je bila jedan od poslednjih pokušaja tadašnje EEZ da jugoslovensku krizu reši mirnim putem. Pet predsednika Ustavnih sudova (Italije, Nemačke, Francuske, Španije i Belgije) pokušali su da daju odgovore na sporna pravna pitanja u raspadajućoj Jugoslaviji. Reakcija Slobodana Miloševića i ekipe oko njega na najznačajnija [...]

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In Search of the Visible Hand

Spiegel - There is an air of desparation in European capitals and in the United States as politicians try to stop the global financial meltdown. The crisis has grown into a major test for the government of Angela Merkel. On Monday, Berlin signed off on a major bailout package.

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The crisis is redefining our leaders

Financial Times - If Monday’s market rally really does signal a turning point in the global financial crisis, the world will hail an improbable saviour. Step forward Gordon Brown, Britain’s gloomy prime minister. Until the crisis struck, the conventional wisdom was that Mr Brown was a tragic-comic figure: a man who had [...]

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