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Eurozone crisis: A Polish answer to the 'German question'

Days ahead of a key summit to solve the European debt crisis, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski bluntly spelled out six reasons why Germany – more than any other country – owes its fellow European Union members solidarity in holding the eurozone together.
11/22/63

Stephen King whisks readers back to 1963 in a piece of time-traveling historical fiction that asks: What if JFK had survived?
Goldman Sachs to Europe's rescue

Italy's new leader, Mario Monti, is an ex-Goldman Sachs executive. Who knows more about debt problems than anyone else? The people who cause them, of course.
Tile hunters

A muddy courtyard in Lisbon's old Moorish quarter conceals tile treasures in its muck.
Blair, Delors, Schroeder: Europe's union is the solution, not the problem

Europe is at a crossroads. Our preoccupation with the fiscal crisis comes at the expense of the broader EU agenda. We must unite to engage citizens and address the pressing issues of foreign policy, energy, immigration, growth and employment, and other ignored priorities.
Opinion: Afghanistan and Libya point NATO to five lessons

Both the wars in Afghanistan and Libya reveal serious flaws in the alliance. If they can’t be fixed, perhaps it's time for a 'back to basics' NATO and a return to coalitions of the willing.
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New US-Russia arms race? Battle lines grow over missile defense.

Defense Secretary Gates and his Russian counterpart will sit down for high-level talks Thursday. US plans for antimissile deployments are spurring threats that Russia might withdraw from the New START nuclear treaty.
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The Monitor's View: Libya, Japan, the European debt crisis. Take that last one off the list?

This week, debt felled another European leader as Portugal's prime minister resigned. But the euro currency did not tumble. That's a sign that Europe is finally getting on top of its debt crisis.
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Lost city of Atlantis may be found in waters off Spain

Lost city of Atlantis: A team of researchers say they have found the Lost city of Atlantis off the coast of Spain. The city, documented only by Plato's 'dialogues,' is thought to have been hit by a massive tsunami and swallowed into the sea.
Why do tsunamis create whirlpools?

The tsunami that struck Japan today generated a huge whirlpool. How do tsunamis generate whirlpools?
Stock market in London and Toronto to merge

Stock market merger between London Stock Exchange and TMX Group will create one of the largest stock exchanges in the world.
Portugal bond sale offers respite for debt-ridden nation

A Portugal bond sale today raised $1.6 billion for a country that many have expected will follow Ireland and Greece in receiving an economic bailout.
Only a united, federal Europe can end its financial turmoil

The global financial crisis continues, threatening countries across the European continent. A united Europe requires a united solution. To survive this and future economic storms, the European Union needs the capacity to coordinate economic and fiscal policies on the federal level.
START debate: 3 things nuclear arms treaty would do, 3 things it won't

On the grand scale of nuclear arms reduction, the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty President Obama signed with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last April – known in Washington shorthand as New START – is considered a modest document. Yet it has become a lightning rod for contentious debate over related issues like missile defense and US-Russia relations, which the treaty does not directly address. The push is on for the Senate to ratify New START before the lame-duck session ends. The treaty is endorsed by former President George H.W. Bush (R), whose support may offset the suggestion that New START’s ratification would mainly be a foreign-policy boost to a Democratic president whom the Republicans just a month ago had on the ropes. Here’s a look at three things New START would accomplish – and three things it would not.
Bond market woes in EU spur only stop-gap steps

Bond market unsettled by worries over Spain and Portugal, but Germany rejects broader rescue efforts.
Robert Gates in Afghanistan to view progress, meet troops

Robert Gates' trip is touted as a holiday visit to thank close to 100,000 U.S. troops serving in the war.
What NATO looks like in the age of European austerity

Amid budget cutbacks and a 'diminishing appetite' for war, Europe has turned increasingly to the 'soft power' assignments like training and institution-building.
Why it's so hard for NATO to train Afghan forces

Corruption, drug addiction, and too many Afghan deserters, make handing over power a daunting task, say NATO officials and Western diplomats.
Who will host the 2018 World Cup?

The 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosting rights will be decided today in Zurich, Switzerland. Here's the short list for the 2018 World Cup bid: