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Articles of the author Javier Solana
Iran's last chance?
MADRID: The latest round of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program between Iran and the so-called “5+1” group (the United Nations Security Council's five permanent members — the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China — plus (...)

20 - 04 - 2012
Whose sovereignty?
MADRID: Despite the huge sums expended to write down Greece's foreign debt, there has been an outcry of censure against “interference” with the country's national sovereignty. True, in exchange for considerable European aid, Greece's ability to (...)

02 - 04 - 2012
Whose sovereignty?
MADRID: Despite the huge sums expended to write down Greece's foreign debt, there has been an outcry of censure against “interference” with the country's national sovereignty. True, in exchange for considerable European aid, Greece's ability to (...)

14 - 03 - 2012
Austerity vs. Europe
MADRID: It is now increasingly clear that what started in late 2008 is no ordinary economic slump. Almost four years after the beginning of the crisis, developed economies have not managed a sustainable recovery, and even the better-off countries (...)

08 - 02 - 2012
Peril or Promise in North Korea?
MADRID: Two days after Kim Jong-il, North Korea's leader, died in a train in his country, South Korean authorities still knew nothing about it. Meanwhile, American officials seemed at a loss, with the State Department at first merely acknowledging (...)

04 - 01 - 2012
Energy markets or energy governance?
MADRID: This month, the International Energy Agency will publish its annual report, the internationally definitive World Energy Outlook, which will confirm that we are not on the right track to reduce global warming. If the current trend in energy (...)

14 - 11 - 2011
Failing the Syria test
MADRID: On October 2nd in Istanbul, Syria's disparate opposition movements gave the go-ahead for the formation of a “Syrian National Council.” This is the most important step yet taken by the fragmented forces that have been trying since May to lead (...)

12 - 10 - 2011
The new grammar of power
MADRID: Humanity's main concerns today are not so much concrete evils as indeterminate threats. We are not worried by visible dangers, but by vague ones that could strike when least expected — and against which we are insufficiently (...)

01 - 08 - 2011
Reset Turkey/EU Relations
MADRID: Just five months ago, Osama bin Laden was alive, Hosni Mubarak was firmly in control in Egypt, and Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali ruled Tunisia with an iron hand. Today, popular rebellion and political change have spread throughout the region. We (...)

15 - 06 - 2011
Peace now for Palestine
MADRID/WASHINGTON, DC: As revolutionary change sweeps across the Arab world, it is easy to think that now is not the time to push for peace between Israel and Palestine. Until the dust settles on the new Middle East, the old roadmaps seem dated, and (...)

15 - 03 - 2011
The cracks in the G-20
MADRID: The world financial crisis has served as a quick and efficient catalyst to the G-20. The first three G-20 summits of chiefs of state, in Washington, London, and Pittsburgh, will be remembered for advancing multilateralism and coordinated (...)

13 - 09 - 2010
A security strategy for the 21st century
MADRID: “Time and again in our Nation's history, Americans have risen to meet — and to shape — moments of transition. This must be one of those moments.” So begins the National Security Strategy of the United States of America, presented before (...)

18 - 06 - 2010
What kind of Palestine?
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have now been talking to each other for more than six months, since the peace process was re-launched at Annapolis in November 2007, with the stated aim of reaching agreement on a Palestinian state before this (...)

06 - 07 - 2008
What kind of Palestine?
Security and the rule of law must be the cornerstones of a fledgling Palestinian state, writes Javier Solana* Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have now been talking to each other for more than six months, since the peace process was re-launched (...)

26 - 06 - 2008
Resolving the crisis
Although Egyptians, led by President Mubarak, continue to be outraged by Israel's actions in the occupied territories, Cairo has welcomed the latest American position In an outburst of anger against Israel's "excessive" use of force against the (...)

24 - 05 - 2001
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