Michael Jackson’s televised funeral farewell turned out to be rather dignified, surprising those who expected the worst from a crowd of fanatical fans. But that doesn’t mean I approve of the time the world spent on this distraction.
So far, the G8 summit in L’Aquila has produced photo ops galore for host Silvio Berlusconi, and [...]
To our Swedish friends who have today taken over the helm of the EU Presidency, hej!
To the people from Prague who kept the seat (luke)warm for six months, ahoj! (“goodbye” in Czech; couldn’t find “good riddance” in the online dictionary).
After six months of the frenetic French présidence, followed by six months of Czech I-don’t-want-to-be-here questioning [...]
Irish, American, and Errant European, Gerald Loftus was a diplomat from 1979 to 2002, and worked in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Settled in Brussels, his blog “Avuncular American” looks at America and the world from Europe. more.
