From Cafe Babel, Constitution 2.0? More obstacles to jump — the question is, how high? The Lisbon Coup: After two years of paralysis, European Union leaders have finally agreed on reforming the organization, with a treaty that replaces the failed European Constitution. Europe's new leaders are forging a different path to their predecessors, with some home-grown success. But divisions may prevent the EU from becoming a world power. Europe breathes a collective sigh of relief as Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski is decisively beaten by his opponent Donald Tusk. An article on the great political divide at Europe’s heart. Defenders of the nation: What is happening when the children of immigrants use their achieved social standing to reinforce Europe's narratives of national identity? From Osteuropa, throughout the territory of the former Soviet Union, regimes have established themselves behind a democratic facade while concentrating power in the hands of a president. Contrary to their purported stability, all contain the seeds of their own downfall. "Our negroes, our enemies": Serbian writer Vladimir Arsenijevic outlines the calamitous relationship of his compatriots to the Albanians. Anomalies and clashes in contemporary Turkey: Unearthing the past, endangering the future: Turkey votes to invade northern Iraq, Congress considers the Armenian genocide—the two are dangerously connected. Ian Bremmer on why Turkey's army will stay home: The country's government is well aware that an all-out attack inside Iraq is exactly what Turkey's Kurdish separatists want. Why does Turkey hate America? Spengler wants to know.
