VALLETTA, MALTA: With Col. Muammar El-Qaddafi's regime in ruins and Qaddafi himself on the run, it is time to ponder just how he survived in power for so long. Greed for markets and money, it seems, often trumped the West's supposed concern for (...)
ROME: One of the ways in which the European Union effectively asserts the fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law is through its External Cooperation Programs, whereby, on the invitation of local authorities, it provides support in the (...)
ROME: Many separatist movements in Europe have resorted to various violent terrorist acts since the second half of the twentieth century. From the 1960's onwards, bombs and death were the order of the day in regions like Northern Ireland, Corsica (...)
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's political and sexual exploits make headlines around the world, and not just in the tabloid press. These stories would be no more than funny - which they are certainly are - if they were not so (...)
