The Mediterranean Crucible
What the EU is facing in the Mediterranean isn’t primarily a currency problem caused by its southern tier of member states. First and foremost, Europe faces a strategic problem – one that extends to the Mediterranean's southern shore and requires solutions urgently.
BERLIN – For most Europeans, the Mediterranean is an annual object of longing – the holiday idyll where they spend the best weeks of the year. But many Europeans’ sunny view of the region has yielded to lowering clouds of pessimism.
BERLIN – For most Europeans, the Mediterranean is an annual object of longing – the holiday idyll where they spend the best weeks of the year. But many Europeans’ sunny view of the region has yielded to lowering clouds of pessimism.