Two hundred thirtyyears later, the Marquis de Lafayette's declaration of friendship for the United States still rings true.

After having driven the Atlantic alliance to the edge of break-up over the Iraq war, the Franco-German axis is becoming ever more open about its contempt for its European partners.

If France, Germany, and the Benelux countries want to continue deepening their integration in the spirit of their hitherto actions, Poland will do best to keep its distance.

After the European Union’s latest crisis summit last week, international financial markets reacted cautiously. And well they should, since this umpteenth effort to save several Eurozone countries from fiscal collapse, and the common currency itself, produced mediocre results

As economic challenges increase the desperation of the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean, responsible leaders in the region strive to promote institutional democracy and economic liberalization while fending off populist charlatans. Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) put this formula to work in his troubled country, restoring confidence...

With the different styles within the Republican party, the more outspoken versus the more substantial, we need a candidate which does both.

European skeptics about the Iraq war jeer at the United States, but theypropose no solutions to accompany their criticism.

On January 27, NAI held a meeting with a delegation of theNATO Parliamentary Assembly.