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...return to NATO and the reinforcement of France's military presence in Afghanistan? The answer is yes, but with conditions. The blood tax paid by French soldiers accords France a central role in redefining the common strategy in Afghanistan, where the Western world cannot afford a defeat. Sarkozy's tougher tone toward Tehran, as well as his efforts to secure a climate of trust with Israel, can also be ranked as successes. Only hard-nosed diplomacy constitutes an alternative to war, and only an impartial go-between can be accepted by the two parties to conflict in the Middle East...
...We’ve gotten a lot of players in now in these types of tight situations.” Indeed, two overtime games against nonconference opponents can only help Harvard as it prepares for Ivy play beginning September 27 at defending league champion Penn. Next up: an even tougher opponent, 10th-ranked Boston College. Kickoff is scheduled for tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Chestnut Hill.“We took a lot from these games—now they’ve been there,” Leone said. “They know to be composed, to believe...
...Which should surprise absolutely no one. Europe has more than august principles to worry about in its clash with Russia. For all the intense memories in the Soviet Union's former vassal states, and the Churchillian traditions and electoral concerns that motivate Brown's tougher line, there are also a few hard truths to factor into a common response to Russia. Most vitally, Europe has a deep dependence on Russian oil and gas supplies. Its citizens, moreover, are concerned that Europe should not contribute to what German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called a "spiral of provocations" that could lead...
...Nowhere do those moderating considerations weigh more heavily than in Germany, which buys about a third of its oil and some 40% of its gas supplies from Russia. There's no straight concordance between energy dependency and forbearance toward Russia. Poland and the Baltic states, which pushed for a tougher line against Moscow, would freeze without Russian natural gas and oil - and indeed, Lithuania, Ukraine and the Czech Republic have all seen the spigot closed on deliveries from Russia in recent years. But German politicians, particularly many in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) - the junior member of Christian Democratic...
...Your tougher line on Russia, which predated [the Russian invasion of Georgia], now to many looks prescient. Others say it's indicative of a belligerent approach to foreign policy that would perhaps further exacerbate the tensions being created with our allies and others around the world under the Bush Administration. How do you respond to that critique? Well, it reminds me of some of the arguments we went through when Ronald Reagan became President of the United States. I think Russian behavior has been very clear, and I've pointed it out for quite a period of time...