Obama’s foreign policy speech: Summary or strategy?

Frankly, I find Barack Obama’s speech more like a summary of his views than any new or adjusted strategy. How do you perceive it? Why was important for him to give this speech now? Read few comments.

What’s next for process of picking up new EC President

Juncker is somehow in the game for the EC boss post, but maybe not so much. And it seems pretty complicated as Van Rompuy should negotiate with the EP. So what’s next for this process. Read few comments.

Juncker or Schulz for EU Commission? Or another candidate?

The EPP won the EU elections, but would you say that Jean-Claude Juncker is now good positioned to become  a  new President of the EC? Or Martin  Schulz, or the others still have a chance? Read few comments.

EP elections: Dramatic surge of extremism?

How “dramatic” from the European perspective you find the results? UKIP won in the UK, FN in France but was it really a surge of extremists, eurosceptics and radicals as we have heard many times before the elections that this will happen? Will it influence how the EU is running?

EP vote: Are the second biggest elections in the world different this time?

Sixty percent of voters surveyed across Europe by Ipsos-Mori still have no idea who Jean-Claude Juncker or Martin Schulz are. So would you you say that the slogan “this time it’s different” really came to voters ears and the idea of the EC president candidates will have an impact on the voters and on how do they perceive the EU? Read few comments.

EP elections: Will eurosceptics, extremists, populists, radicals cooperate?

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French ships for Russia? Why?

France is reluctant even to postpone the sale of Mistral warships to Russia amid Ukraine conflict.

EU: Energy union in making?

It seems that a much deeper integration of the EU energy policy could be on the table. Read few comments.

How to influence Boko Haram’s behavior?

Is it even possible? Read few comments.

What’s next after referendum in Eastern Ukraine?

I think it is safe to say that the results were decided log time before the referendum. So my question is: How will Kyiv and how will Moscow react in your opinion?