La política exterior de George W. Bush (Coyuntura)

Este artículo reflexiona acerca de la política exterior de George W. Bush, partiendo del argumento de que no son significativas las diferencias que han caracterizado en el pasado la política exterior de los demócratas y republicanos, y no hay razones para pensar que lo sean en el futuro. El autor señala que ambos partidos definen su política exterior dentro de parámetros flexibles, y anticipa algunas actitudes que la nueva administración estadounidense podría adoptar en materia de política exterior, con énfasis en las relaciones con América Latina, especialmente en los temas del ALCA y Plan Colombia.

Germany as viewed by other Member States. EPIN Working Paper No. 33, 21 June 2012

Germany’s problem is not so much that it is generally right about the need for fiscal discipline but that it has to learn how to be right: this is the most difficult issue to manage from a political standpoint. This EPIN (European Policy Institutes Network) paper brings together contributions from a cross-section of EU member states and the Gallup World Poll survey on the question of how Germany is being viewed at this time of economic and political crisis. The conclusions, subtitled: The Narcissism of Small Differences is a refreshingly candid and insightful analysis of current European relations, noting that Germany’s current weight reflects only the conjuncture of extraordinary domestic and international economic factors. How Germany and the other member states behave towards one another now will have implications for all long after this moment has passed.