There are strong arguments for and against the new law. The American law enforcement agencies are still behind their European counterparts when it comes to the scope of eavesdropping authority. It is much easier for British, French, or Polish police forces to place surveillance on persons suspected of terrorist activities. On one hand, then, widening the U.S. enforcement agencies' abilities to conduct anti-terrorist activities is nothing new for us Europeans.

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In my opinion, Russia does not have much of a coherent foreign policy. What they do abroad is more like the side effect of internal policies than what is generally practiced by other great countries.

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It would be better to think about what we can do with Iran, which simplifies the question significantly. And the answer is: not too much.

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Poland is always suspected of being anti-Russian because of our long history of subjugation. Yet the democratic opposition pf the 70's and 80's in Poland tried hard to make friends with Russian dissidents. They sought to act together and published officially banned Russian literature underground. After the transition of 1989, we continued to be friends with Russian democrats, and with Russia.

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China is not investing in Africa’s future, as Hu Jintao claims. It's securing natural resources for itself on the cheap. Sure as a side effect some infrastructure is established and a few palaces are built, but such handouts do little to advance genuine development.

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Warsaw, Poland - Iraq will be ruled by Shia strongmen dependant on U.S. help. The Sunni minority, feeling discriminated against, will still support the insurgency.

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This quote refers to Cato the elder, a great Roman, famous for his strictness and fanaticism.

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Warsaw, Poland - Both India and China will suffer if the conflict develops. Their growth requires not only moderately priced energy, but also global security and global prosperity, and these are hard to keep with the Middle East in fire.

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Warsaw, Poland - It is up to eleven million Cubans living on the island and two million emigrants and refugees to decide whether or not they want to adopt a system based on freedom, democracy and pluralism.

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