Contending With Afghan Heroin (And How Not To)
European governments have taken two divergent paths in dealing with the resurrected flow of narcotics from Afghanistan, legalization and an American-style war on drugs.
Why Should I Buy Health Insurance?
Europe has answered that question to its own satisfaction with a mandatory system that treats health care as a social insurance handled by private firms.
Britannia’s (Insurers) Rule the Waves
London’s new idea to fight pirates in the Indian Ocean: an insurance-led navy.
The Greatly Exaggerated Death of Multiculturalism
With Tunisian refugees streaming north, Europe’s vanguard of cultural gatekeepers start to refine their message.
Merkel May Have Rescued the Eurozone
Might Frau Nein's tough love debt limits translate into the U.S. needing German discipline?
Please Don’t Give Our Money to Terrorists
The naval stalemate off Somalia has produced one positive — the pirates have so far brushed off getting cozy with terrorists.
Slashing Solar Subsidies, and Lighting Way for China
The fine balance in Germany between markets and green energy policy highlights the real-world challenges for moving away from traditional power sources.
The Swiss and Their Guns
The relationship may be changing in Europe’s best-armed nation, which next month votes on how to store guns for its standing militia.
Combining Heat and Power
An old American idea to capture and use waste heat from electricity generation, adopted by Europe, needs to come back home for a visit.
The Politics of a European Pat-Down
Airport security in Europe tends to be more discreet than in the U.S. But an industry group wants to change that.