On September 18th, Scotland will be voting on whether to withdraw from the United Kingdom. Regarding that, a Politico Magazine August 26, 2014 article headline read, "The Sad, Dark End of the British Empire - Scottish independence could be the … [Read more...]

September 3, 2014 – Europe Will the current crises on two fronts be the catalyst to galvanize an inner core of EU nations to federate? And will this convince Europe she should no longer delay building her own powerful military force? The … [Read more...]

September 2, 2014 – Germany Germany’s Chancellor declared what amounts to a major foreign policy change on September 1, 2014 According to DW, “Speaking before the Bundestag – the Lower House of the German parliament – on Monday, Chancellor … [Read more...]

August 10, 2014 – Europe Neelie Kroes, Dutch born Vice President of the EU Commission of Digital Agenda for Europe, strongly criticized Hungary in her July 28, 2014 blog titled, "Media freedom remains under threat in Hungary" In it she … [Read more...]

Increasingly these days, reporters are covering the anti-Semitic mood surfacing in Europe. But one of the best pieces appeared on October 29, 2013 in the NY Times. Journalist and author Marianne Szegedy-Maszák — whose work has appeared in The New … [Read more...]