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A Look at the EU's Use of Enlargement to Project Power

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Joschka Fischer, former Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, argues that enlargement is the European Union's most important tool to project power in unstable neighboring regions. He predicts a high risk for instability and crises if a new form of European spirit does not appear.
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Vasil

Posted: 06.23.09, 03:19 PM

A comment on dealing with Russia. Ex-foreign minister Fischer still lives in a Cold War era. He considers the breakup of the USSR in the beginning of 1990's as a triumph of the Western democracy. Unfortunately, nobody has won. According to many academic sources, world conflicts after the end of Cold War only intensified. It's a huge mistake to wish Russia "to be down on its knees" or treat it as "complicated" rather than equal partner given its capabilities and weight on the international arena; and this goes regardless of the energy prices.