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Javier Solana

Javier Solana, a distinguished senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution is President of ESADEgeo. Previously he served as the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, and as NATO Secretary-General.

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Iran’s last chance?
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Posted April 19, 2012

MADRID – The latest round of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program between Iran and the so-called “5+1” group (the United Nations Security Council’s five permanent members – the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China – plus...

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Austerity versus Europe
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Posted January 30, 2012

MADRID – It is now increasingly clear that what started in late 2008 is no ordinary economic slump. Almost four years after the beginning of the crisis, developed economies have not managed a sustainable recovery, and even the better-off countries reveal signs of weakness. Faced with the...

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Europe’s challenges in 2012
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Posted January 2, 2012

By Javier Solana,  Distinguished Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and President of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics (ESADEgeo).

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A Window of Opportunity for European Defense
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Posted January 3, 2011

MADRID – With budgets exceptionally tight in Europe nowadays, worries about European defense have been growing. Paradoxically, however, developments in 2010 offer hope for the future.

The defense agreement signed in November by France and the United Kingdom is composed of two...

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A Window of Opportunity for European Defense
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Posted January 2, 2011

 

MADRID – With budgets exceptionally tight in Europe nowadays, worries about European defense have been growing. Paradoxically, however, developments in 2010 offer hope for the future. The defense agreement signed in November by France and the United Kingdom is...
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