Vivement janvier 2009...

In an op/ed in the International Herald Tribune (June 11, 2008) William Drozdiak provides a balanced view of the expectations that the U.S. presidential race raises in “Old Europe”. A former foreign editor of the Washington Post and current president of the American Council of Germany he underlines that “both candidates espouse policies - on climate change, Iraq and Guantanamo- that could greatly enhance cooperation among leading Western democracies”.
Warning that caution should inspire any reading of the post-Bush era he suggests that Europe’s heartbeat seems however to accelerate at the thought of an Obamas victory.
“For the moment, he writes, the hope that the next U.S. president will infuse new life into the Atlantic partnership is generating palpable excitement among leadership circles across the continent”.
For NATO it is a nice music to hear: in April 2009 it will hold a summit in Strasbourg to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
Are there ways to give a more “liberal” or progressive angle to this celebration that should give NATO the opportunity to map out its future? Your thoughts are more than welcome.

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