The transformation from an underdeveloped country emerging from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire to a major power is happening before our eyes. Part five in a series.
I came to Moldova looking in the borderland for a nation that might be a counter to Russian resurgence. It turned out that while there were people living there, they were not a nation. Part four in a series.
For Romania, national sovereignty has always been experienced as the process of accommodating itself to a more powerful nation or empire. Part three in a series.
Though U.S. President Barack Obama no longer controls Congress after Tuesday's midterm election, he is still controls foreign policy. Whether he takes advantage of this is another matter.
