Disarmed Europe will face the world alone
One day Europeans may find that the US military is not there to deal with threats lapping at their frontiers
- Intervention the US won’t, Europe can’t
- In depth Defence in the downturn
Gideon Rachman became chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times in July 2006. He joined the FT after a 15-year career at The Economist, which included spells as a foreign correspondent in Brussels, Washington and Bangkok.
He also edited The Economist’s business and Asia sections. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
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West complacent over why nations fail
Politics is too often captive to procedures and principles