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...appeared sidelined at the Copenhagen climate change summit. What do you think went wrong, and how can the E.U. become a bigger player at such events? I wasn't there, but the E.U. went to Copenhagen with a very strong vision. Europe went into the room with a very clear decision. It is difficult to analyze the final discussions. But having a strong position allowed us to have real dialogue, not just in Copenhagen but before, and it probably helped the final outcome to be more than it could have been. (See more about the Copenhagen climate talks...
...Lucio Caracciolo, editor of Limes, one of Italy's leading foreign policy magazines, says the problem is a Cold War hangover. The post-World War II period was a golden age for Western Europe, a time of reconstruction under the U.S. security umbrella, he argues. When it ended, Europe went into shock. "We're in denial," Caracciolo says. "We see that the Americans are not interested - to put it mildly - in our interests, and we put our head in the sand." Europe "happily decides," Caracciolo says, that Afghanistan, Iran, are American affairs. "Any major crisis is something that is analyzed...
...your cover story, "How to Live 100 Years," you suggest living to 100 is a worthy ideal [Feb. 22]. Not always. Before she went blind, was confined to bed for several years and passed away at 91, my mother, who lived in a distant city, confided in me that she wished she could die. "I've outlived my close friends and relatives," she said. "I'm the only one left." Why live to 100 if life is miserable...
...Crime Went Away" [Feb. 22]: Legally armed Americans use their firearms to stop a crime in progress more than 2 million times a year. Most of these incidents involve no shooting. The increase in the number of states offering concealed-weapons permits to qualified citizens is a factor in the reduction of crime. To leave this out truncates the inquiry unfairly...
...will never achieve a thing." There was a swell of applause, and he finished his speech with a famous quote from Alexander Pushkin, the nation's greatest poet. " 'Russia will waken from its slumber,' " he shouted. " 'And on the ruins of despotism, our names shall be inscribed!' " The crowd went wild. The government became the enemy...