During his recent successful trip to Europe, Presi­dent George W. Bush stated that the European Union Three (EU-3), the United Kingdom, France, and Ger­many, which are negotiating with Iran to end its pur­suit of nuclear weapons, shared this objective with Washington. National Security Adviser Stephen Had­ley went even further, saying that the President and German…

President George W. Bush will shortly embark upon what could well be the most important Euro­pean trip of his presidency. Between February 20 and 24, the President will hold summit talks with leaders of NATO and the European Union (EU) and will meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Ger­hard Schroeder, and…

For the better part of the past 50 years, each suc­cessive U.S. Administration has eventually come to the same conclusion about America’s relations with Europe. Every effort at closer European integration is to be welcomed tepidly, as it is assumed that a pros­perous Europe would prove more pro-free market, more pro-Atlanticist, and more pro-American. How­ever, in the…

America's economy thrives on trade. The United States has seen its economy and per capita income grow strongly as trade has become an ever greater portion of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). It is in America's economic interest to continue to expand trade by lowering barriers to goods and services in the U.S. and in other countries. Traditionally, America…

An impending decision by the European Union (EU) could seriously complicate U.S. relations with Turkey, one of America's most important allies and a potential source of vital support in its war against terrorism. At its Inter-Governmental Conference in December, the EU is likely to grant membership to the Greek-Cypriot Republic of Cyprus while excluding the…

La política de Estados Unidos para la región andina, que se ha centrado principalmente en frenar el cultivo y el tráfico de drogas, ha sido ineficaz. El poder de los grupos guerrilleros de Colombia es cada vez mayor, al igual que su cooperación con los narcotraficantes, además de estar involucrados ellos mismos en la producción y el tráfico. Juntos, estos grupos se…

America's policy toward the Andean region, which has focused predominantly on curbing drug cultivation and trafficking, has been unsuccessful. Illegal armies in Colombia are growing more powerful and more cooperative with drug traffickers besides engaging in production and trafficking themselves. Together, these groups have become a destabilizing element in…

The expansion of free trade around the world, long a pillar of U.S. foreign policy, is once again becoming a cornerstone of U.S. policy. After the end of World War II, the United States employed trade policy as a tool to promote economic freedom and stimulate economic growth both at home and abroad. Because of its leadership on trade, more people in more countries…