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...NATO secretary general Lord Robertson and EU security chief Javier Solana arrived in Skopje Thursday in a bid to restart political talks, facing a government increasingly hostile to what it perceives as Western bias towards the insurgents. Indeed, the Macedonian government had made clear that it had no interest in further discussion with Western mediators unless rebel forces retreated to positions they held when the last cease-fire was signed on July 5. The guerrillas have done so, under the weight of Western pressure, but there's no reason to believe they won't simply press forward again a week...
...what are the Europeans doing to bridge the gulf? Last week EU security chief Javier Solana rushed out of a meeting with President Bush to head for Macedonia, indicating how seriously NATO members view the crisis there. But what can they...
...Time: Are ethical and cultural differences between the U.S. and Europe likely to become larger in the future? Solana: I have no doubt that in this globalized world, where we have to cooperate in so many fields - to think about poverty, about terrible illnesses like aids - we have to do it together. We have responsibilities to citizens of the world who lack our standard of living...
...Time: Some feel it is precisely in the area of global responsibility that the U.S. is falling short of the mark. Solana: It is impossible for the U.S. not to assume responsibility in a larger dimension in the 21st century...
...Time: Does the Bush Administration know that? Solana: We are looking at just the beginning of a four-year term. There are still places in the structure of the Administration that haven't been filled. So it's very difficult to judge. They have a different style, which is normal. But look at the Middle East, look at the Balkans. They may not be engaged in the same manner, but there's no question that they will continue to be engaged. Even if they didn't want to, they'd have...