Charles A. Kupchan argues that unless the growing gap between governance and governed is resolved, the EU may be headed for fragmentation, if not outright dissolution.

Globalization is widening the gap between what voters demand and what their governments can deliver. Unless the leading democracies can restore their political and economic solvency, the very model they represent may lose its allure.

Charles A. Kupchan argues that a crisis of governability has beset the Western world, due in large part to globalization.

Charles Kupchan states, "Tectonic shifts in international affairs and in political and economic conditions within the United States call for reconsideration of the first principles of American grand strategy—the fundamental tenets guiding the nation's statecraft."

The fate of the EU is in doubt as a crucial summit prepares to address the economic crisis. CFR's Charles Kupchan says the union will likely survive and could even grow stronger by creating more capable institutions to oversee the euro.

Charles Kupchan argues that the West has entered a period of crisis since the events of September 11, 2001, but globalization--not terrorism--may be the underlying reason.

Charles A. Kupchan says that the upcoming meeting of NATO defense ministers and Russia will be an opportunity for Europe to include Russia in the post-Cold War settlement.

Today's arrest of Radko Mladic, accused mastermind of the slaughter at Srebrenica, will help clear the way for Serbia's accession to the European Union and is a step forward for the region, says CFR's Charles Kupchan.

President Obama's upcoming European trip will aim to reassure European allies about transatlantic ties and forge consensus on supporting and sustaining democratic reforms in the Middle East, says CFR's Charles Kupchan.

Charles A. Kupchan analyzes the theories and causes of stable peace.

France, Britain, and other NATO nations are now heading the Libya mission, but strains among members could be amplified if NATO tries to increase support for the rebels and the coalition still hasn't clarified its objectives, says CFR's Charles Kupchan.

Charles A. Kupchan argues that a more democratic Middle East allows for a greater role by Islam in its politics, and the West should not assume that the spread of democracy in the Middle East also means the spread of Western values.

The NATO summit in Lisbon ended with a new Strategic Concept, greater cooperation with Russia, and an agreement on Afghanistan, but these successes will be impacted by domestic politics and economic constraints among all the NATO members, says CFR's Charles Kupchan.

The French-Russian-German summit in Deauville this week sought to bring Russia closer to the West. Russia accepted an invitation to next month's NATO summit, but CFR's Charles Kupchan says Moscow questions the sincerity of Euro-Atlantic overtures.

This essay assesses the causes and consequences of the renationalization of politics in the European Union.

Charles A. Kupchan argues that the Palestinians will achieve statehood by taking what they can get--not what they want--from Israel.

Charles A. Kupchan says the European Union may be coming to an end.

U.S. President Obama and British Prime Minister Cameron share the predicament of leading an unpopular war in Afghanistan at a time of swelling debt, says CFR's Charles Kupchan, who adds that the economic crisis has linked Britain and the continent more closely.

Charles A. Kupchan and Peter L. Trubowitz discuss the erosion of the liberal internationalist consensus in U.S. foreign policy.

Charles A. Kupchan offers reasons the Unites States and its allies should keep the door to dialogue with Iran open until the eleventh hour.