Europe & Russia

ANALYSIS: German economic growth
ANALYSIS: German economic growth
August 13th (Geopoliticalmonitor) - A weak euro has allowed Germany to post its highest quarterly growth since unification.
 
Stress-Testing European Banks
Stress-Testing European Banks
The results of the bank stress test in Europe have been greeted with widespread skepticism; even though financial markets seem calmer, the system is not yet out of the woods.
 
ANALYSIS: European Banks Stress Test
ANALYSIS: European Banks Stress Test
Today, results of the financial ‘stress test’ performed on 91 banks across Europe will be made public.
 
Color Revolutions Turn Black
Color Revolutions Turn Black
The post-Soviet citizenry has grown tired of empty promises, and if Washington is to fulfill its self-proclaimed destiny to lead them towards a democratic, capitalist future, it must seriously ponder its policies.
 
Iraq war 'swamped' MI5 with threats
Iraq war 'swamped' MI5 with threats
July 20, 2010 (Al Jazeera, Laurence Lee) - The UK's Iraq Inquiry has been marked by politicians and former senior British government officials either defending positions or, perhaps, massaging history to fit their purpose.
 
France's urban
France's urban "powder kegs" ready to blow again
July 20, 2010 (Reuters, Paul Taylor) - As police struggle to clamp a lid on violence in a poor neighborhood of Grenoble, officials say the latest riot shows that France's high-rise neighborhoods are a disaster waiting to happen -- again.
 
BP faces 7-year offshore drilling ban
BP faces 7-year offshore drilling ban
July 16th (BBC News) - A US Congressional committee has agreed measures that would ban BP from new offshore drilling for seven years.
 
French MPs vote to ban Islamic full veil in public
French MPs vote to ban Islamic full veil in public
July 13, 2010 (BBC) - France's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public.
 
Euro zone lauds Greek effort to cut budget deficit
Euro zone lauds Greek effort to cut budget deficit
January 12, 2010 (Reuters) - Greece's fiscal consolidation program is on track and should allow the country to obtain a second tranche of international aid in September, euro zone finance ministers said on Monday.
 
US and Russia in Vienna spy swap
US and Russia in Vienna spy swap
July 9th (BBC News) - The US and Russia have taken part in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War, in an exchange at Vienna airport.
 
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