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  • August 2008

    • Firebrand Sets Russia's Tone at NATO

      New York Times  |  Aug 28, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Firebrand Sets Russia's Tone at NATO

      (Newser) - If you needed proof of Russia's contempt for NATO, look no further than Dmitri Rogozin, Moscow's representative to the military alliance. A fiery ultranationalist who once had a poster of Stalin hanging in his office, Rogozin has seemed more showman than diplomat. But since the South Ossetian war, something's changed—the whole Russian government seems to have adopted Rogozin's bluster. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • NATO  • South Ossetia  • Brussels  • nationalism

  • July 2008

    • Free of History and Politics, Berlin Is Perfect for Obama

      New Republic  |  Jul 24, 08 10:36 AM CDT

      Free of History and Politics, Berlin Is Perfect for Obama

      (Newser) - Forget the chatter about whether Barack Obama should be stopping in Brussels or giving Germany pride of place over France and Britain. Berlin is “quite an appropriate setting” for the candidate's big European speech, Cameron Abadi writes for the New Republic . The “existential angst of the Cold War” is completely gone, and the town—like the candidate—has moved on to inspire a new generation. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • France  • Berlin  • Brussels  • generation gap

    • European Demands Vex Obama Camp

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 23, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      European Demands Vex Obama Camp

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign is frustrated that his Berlin visit tomorrow is being over-analyzed, Der Spiegel reports—with Europeans complaining that he’s giving a mere stump speech, or that his address might lack substance. Obama is dropping in to outline his vision for trans-Atlantic alliances—he’s expected to give some tough love—and his people say they don’t appreciate the guff. More »

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      Barack Obama  • European Union  • foreign policy  • Berlin  • media bias  • Brussels

  • January 2008

    • 10 Best Bookstores on Earth

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 17, 08 3:35 PM CST

      10 Best Bookstores on Earth

      (Newser) - Not all bookstores are mega-style these days. Some are even built in churches, theaters, and 19-century buildings. A Guardian scribe lists his top 10 booksellers worldwide: Maastricht, Netherlands: Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen. Owners converted an 800-year-old church into a divine bookstore. Buenos Aires' El Ateneo. Once a theater, its stage is now a cafe where readers flip pages and sip coffee. Porto, Portugal's Livraria Lello. Started as a bookstore in 1881, it boasts stained glass ceilings and ornate wood carvings. Secret Headquarters comic shop in Los Angeles. Nestled in hip Silver Lake, this boutique is for the refined comic lover. Borders in Glasgow. Okay, so this one's a chain—but it's tucked into a neo-classical 19th-century building.   More »

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      list  • Japan  • Los Angeles  • Mexico  • Netherlands  • Brussels  • bookstore  • used bookstores

  • December 2007
  • September 2007

    • Franco-Flemish Split Widens in Belgium

      New York Times  |  Sep 21, 07 5:57 AM CDT

      Franco-Flemish Split Widens in Belgium

      (Newser) - Tensions in Belgium over whether the country should be split in half have reached a crescendo, with 3-month-old elections still unsettled and Flemish separatist politicians calling for a divorce, the New York Times reports. "We are two different nations with nothing in common except a king, chocolate, and beer," said the Flemish Bloc leader. More »

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      Belgium  • Brussels  • Flanders  • nationalism  • Walloon

  • June 2007

    • Sarkozy Is Europe's New Clinton

      Der Spiegel  |  Jun 25, 07 12:31 PM CDT

      Sarkozy Is Europe's New Clinton

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy was the star of the EU’s constitutional summit last weekend, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat with a virtuoso diplomatic performance reminiscent of the former president. The new PM displayed what Der Spiegel called ‘Clintonesque ease’ in solving big problems, returning France to her traditional role as Europe’s diplomat. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Europe  • Poland  • diplomat  • Brussels

    • EU Leaders OK New Treaty

      BBC  |  Jun 24, 07 11:48 AM CDT

      EU Leaders OK New Treaty

      (Newser) - EU negotiators pulled an all-nighter and the German chancellor played a risky game of chicken with Poland en route to reaching an agreement on a treaty that will govern the 27-nation body. The deal resurrects much of the ill-fated 2005 constitution while streamlining bureaucracy and introducing a top foreign-policy position intended to beef up the union's worldwide clout. More »

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      European Union  • Europe  • Angela Merkel  • constitution  • Brussels  • treaty

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