An Economist news analysis argues that as capital markets become more discriminating, it no longer affords shelter from reform.

CFR's Peter Kenen discusses the current financial crisis and what will come of the upcoming international financial summit.

With financial firestorms erupting left and right in Europe, the global credit crisis takes a new dimension. Analysts say it might be time for coordinated interest rate cuts.

A CFR confrence call on climate change and the upcoming G-8 Summit.

Since 2001, Europe finds itself increasingly involved in international military operations. In light of this upsurge in military preparations and deployments, the Center for Strategic & International Studies created this report to track trends in European defense spending. Ultimately, if government spending is an indicator of the priority given to policy areas, understanding trends in defense spending can shed light on whether Europe is indeed serious about improving its military capabilities.

The European Environment Agency tracks the European Union's progress toward meeting its Kyoto targets.

EU policymakers debate cutting farm subsidies as legislators on both sides of the Atlantic consider how trade distortions fit into the global food crisis.

This Belfer Center report discusses the current policy structures in place to combat climate change and international improvements that can be made.

To meet its obligations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations under the Kyoto Protocol, the European Union established the first cap-and-trade system for carbon dioxide emissions in the world starting in 2005. This report from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change discusses the development, structure, and performance of this system to date.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain published this op-ed on March 18, 2008 in the Financial Times newspaper.

G8 members offer a mixed picture on meeting Kyoto Protocol targets. The United States continues to refuse ratification.

Thomas L. Brewer writes about the rapidly expanding joint climate-trade agenda that arose after the Bali international climate change conference in December 2007.

Rethinking NATO and European Union enlargement

President of Italian Republic discusses foreign policy issues in Italy, Europe, and the United States.

The Treaty of Lisbon amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. It was signed on December 13, 2007 and entered into force on December 1, 2009.

In an article published by Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Simon Bulmer and Roderick Parkes evaluate the prospects for a new bilateralism in EU Affairs.