Daniel Fiott

Independent Journalist

Articles de cet auteur (10)

The New Europe

Europe stood as a steadfast lighthouse undeterred by the crashing waves of economic ruin, a reoccurrence of war or the low morale of its people. Today however Europe is losing faith in its own importance and conversely stands as a flickering candle light threatened by winds from all directions (…)

vendredi 26 mars 2010

On Being Nobel : President Obama Hand Back Your Peace Prize !

Is there anything more ingratiating, shallow or cheap than the Nobel Prize Committee’s decision to award President Obama the Peace Prize for 2009 ? Today, the dignity and respect of the Prize has been plunged into further discredit, depths that this author would have thought impossible after the (…)

mercredi 14 octobre 2009

The European Union in the World : Sketches from the Future

‘I promised change and that’s what we’ve got. Hope and change…’ bellowed President Obama. No-one could doubt this. The complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in the space of just fourteen months had been a major political coup for the ‘Peoples President’. ‘…America has broken free from the (…)

mercredi 13 août 2008

Sécurité et Défense après le traité de Lisbonne

Si l’Irlande ratifie le Traité de Lisbonne ce 12 juin 2008, l’Union Européenne aura évité l’impasse conséquente au rejet du Traité Constitutionnel. Le traité de Lisbonne permettra les changements nécessaires à l’efficience institutionnelle de l’Union européenne (UE), comme dans le cas plus (…)

jeudi 12 juin 2008

Security and Defence after the Lisbon Treaty

When and if Ireland ratifies the Lisbon Treaty on 12 June the European Union (EU) would have overcome the impasse that accompanied the rejection of the EU Constitution. The Lisbon Treaty will facilitate some necessary changes to the EU’s institutional operability, not least in relation to the (…)

vendredi 6 juin 2008

En garde ! Défense européenne : la révolution sarkozyste

Lorsque la France prendra la présidence du Conseil européen en juillet, on espère que le président Sarkozy programmera une série de mesures ambitieuses visant à renforcer les capacités de défense européenne. Entamera-t-il une révolution en la matière ou sa direction à la tête de l’Union (…)

lundi 24 mars 2008

Engarde ! Sarkozy’s EU Defence Revolution

When France takes-charge of the European Council Presidency in July expect President Sarkozy to table an array of ambitious proposals aimed at strengthening the European Union’s (EU) defence capabilities. Is Sarkozy set to ignite an EU defence policy revolution or will his six-months at the helm (…)

mercredi 12 mars 2008

Alla difesa dell’Inferno sulla Terra : le truppe UE dispiegate in Ciad

Migliaia di rifugiati e operatori del settore umanitario assisteranno allo spiegamento a lungo atteso della forza dell’Unione Europea (UE) nelle aride savane del Ciad e della Repubblica Centro Africana (RCA) dove stazionano attualmente. La città del Ciad orientale di Abeché ha visto (…)

mardi 26 février 2008

Defending Hell on Earth : EU troops deploy in Chad

Thousands of refugees and humanitarian aid workers will look forward to the long overdue deployment of a European Union (EU) force to the harsh grasslands of Chad and Central African Republic (CAR) where they are currently housed. The eastern Chadian town of Abeché recently saw the arrival of (…)

lundi 18 février 2008

Kenya Decide : Harambee or Genocide ?

Messrs Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga need to find a solution to the maelstrom brewing in what was an exemplar of prosperity and stability in Africa. A lack of pragmatism or an escalation of the violence beyond the control of politicians could result in civil war, regional instability and the (…)

mercredi 6 février 2008
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