Posts Tagged Russia
New Year, New Crisis
Posted by David Conway in European Union on 12/01/2009
2008 went out with a proverbial bang as the Russo-Ukrainian dispute threatened to, and eventually did, plunge Europe into an energy crisis, writes Lara Natale. As the bells chimed midnight ringing in the New Year, the price Kiev should pay for gas in 2009 still hadn’t been agreed, thus gas supplies have been disrupted. An inauspicious start to the New Year and the Czech EU Presidency…
A “hobbled giant”: Europe Losing Clout in 2025
Posted by Pete Quentin in European Union on 24/11/2008
A new report by the National Intelligence Council has given a damning “estimation” of the EU in 2025, including an assertion that the “Europe will not step up to the plate and take the lead.” (P4).
In the American report, which predicts the geopolitical landscape in 2025, the EU does not feature prominently. However where it does appear (most noticeably in the section entitled ‘Europe: Losing Clout in 2025’ p.32) the report is less than favourable about the EU’s prognosis, “We believe Europe by 2025 will have made slow progress toward achieving the vision of current leaders and elites.”