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Franck Biancheri:
President of TIESWEB and Director for Studies and Strategy of Europe 2020.
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24th June 2003
Washington and Brussels are from the Moon…
… though of course they do not come from the same side of the Moon!
This is something I learned in past years and it seems to me that the Iraq crisis illustrated it. Washington comes from the bright side of the Moon and shines all over the world under global media spotlights; while Brussels, coming from the dark side of the Moon, is pretty much invisible to everybody, including European citizens. But despite these 'light' differences, the key thing is that they do not belong to Earth... Read the article
6th May 2003
Is the EU weaker or stronger after this crisis?
For many people in Europe or in the US, the answer to this question seems obvious: the EU comes out weaker. Just take a look at the picture: on the one hand, US forces easily defeat Saddam’s army, showing US supremacy at war; on the other hand, European countries are completely divided upon the question of the course Europe should take on Iraq issues. No need to go any further: Europe is weaker than ever... Read the article
11th April 2003
Forget about healing transatlantic wounds; now it's about building a new partnership
Current Iraq/UN crisis between Europeans and Americans have clashed with deeply rooted European trends and will generate long term consequences
Whatever some would like to believe on both sides of the Atlantic, the consequences of the Iraq/UN crisis will have long, sustainable consequences. What they embody is the end of the post WWII order which first big crack was the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. In many ways, current Iraq/UN crisis will generate effects of the same magnitude: the US led 'West Side Story'... Read the article
17th March 2003
Upon whom will the ashes of Baghdad fall down?
In May 1997, in Washington, at the 'Bridging the Atlantic: People to People' conference, organized by State Department, EU Commission and Dutch Foreign Affairs, we (a bunch of European and American citizens coming from NGOs and academia) invented TIESWEB in order to increase the relations between European and American civil societies because we were convinced that Internet will boost the influence of citizens in the sphere of international relations... Read the article
10th February 2003
Transatlantic Leadership in Crisis
No need to elaborate on the fact: Transatlantic Leadership is currently in total jeopardy. From NATO to UN, from bilateral relations to intra-EU quarrels, from national leaders positions to public opinions trends, it seems that almost every political aspect of Transatlantic relations is today drifting away from processes set up in post WW II era... Read the article
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