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A Trillion for Europe, With Doubts Attached

Date:11/5/2010
Credit lineThe International Herald Tribune

Like the giant financial bailout announced by the United States in 2008, the sweeping rescue package announced by Europe eased fears of a market collapse but left a big question: will it work long term? (continue)

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L'Fmi: «L'Italia a rilento fuori dalla crisi»

Date:11/5/2010
Credit lineIl Corriere della Sera

EU ministers agree €500bn fund to save euro from disaster

Date:10/5/2010
Credit lineThe Guardian

Usa, Pentagono: è 'obsoleta' chiudere la base militare di Napoli

Date:11/5/2010
Credit line La Repubblica

Afghanistan, uccisi 2 soldati italiani

Date:17/5/2010
Credit lineIl Corriere della Sera

The Editorial

Not only troops for peace operations: Strengthening civilian capacities through training

Date: 4/12/2009

The recent decision of the US administration to deploy 30.000 additional troops to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) renovates public interest over the multinational peace operation in Afghanistan. In facts, international politics’ focus and media coverage, not to mention the mission’s ambitious objective of bringing security to Afghanistan and eliminating terrorist safe heavens in the region, burden the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan with great significance and expectations. ... (continue)

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Mottaki flies to Italy to pursue Masoumi-Nejad's fate 5/4/2010 Credit lineAl Jazeera

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The EU's Foreign Service Apparatus 3/3/2010 Credit lineDer Spiegel
by: Matthias Gebauer and Carsten Volkery

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Newsletter Archive

NEWSLETTER N.12 (March 2010) 6/3/2010

In this issue: "The 2009 L’Aquila G8: Evaluating the role of the Italian Presidency" (Nicola Chelotti); "Setting EU training standards for civilian crisis management: the Italian c... (continue)

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Italy May Add 1,000 Extra Troops in Afghanistan 3/12/2009 Credit lineThe New York Times

As political and military leaders across the globe pondered President Obama’s announcement of his Afghan strategy, European allies offered a mixed response, with some of the bigges... (continue)

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Not all hybrid structures are created equal: Some thoughts on bottom-up peacebuilding 2/12/2009 Credit lineOpen Democracy
by: Susanne Schmeidl

Afghanistan is an interesting example for the debate of hybrid spaces/structures in peacebuilding as the country has had experiences with several failed top-down statebuilding effo... (continue)

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Low Profile Leaders Chosen for Top European Posts 20/11/2009 Credit lineThe International Herald Tribune

Leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union on Thursday night chose Herman Van Rompuy, the Belgian prime minister, as the European Union’s first president, and Catherine Asht... (continue)

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10 Years of EU Security 13/10/2009 Credit lineThe Moscow Times
by: Javier Solana

2009 is a landmark year for the European Union’s role in the world. It marks 10 years of European Security and Defense Policy, or ESDP, during which time the EU became a global pro... (continue)

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The Gaddafi-Berlusconi connection 4/9/2009 Credit lineThe Guardian
by: John Hooper

Before the hullabaloo over the celebrations in Libya passes away, it is worth making a small but intriguing point. As noted earlier this week, one of the few western leaders to tu... (continue)

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Rome Burns 11/9/2009 Credit lineThe Times
by: The Times

Berlusconi’s survival is a sad comment on the state of Italian democracy. One of the more depressing aspects of the scandal now enveloping Silvio Berlusconi is that the Italian Pr... (continue)

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