 AP Photo In the coming decades, Europe’s influence on affairs beyond its borders will be sharply limited, and it is in other regions, not Europe, that the 21st century will be most clearly forged and defined. TAGGED: European Union, EU, UK, France, Germany, Libya, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Robert Gates, Europe, EurozoneRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The Duma's confirmation of Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister on 8 May, a day after Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president, marked the completion of their long-anticipated role swap and a new period in Russia's foreign... more ›› |
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