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Zord, Gábor László
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The US on the brink of change
The conservative Magyar Nemzet writes that the US is on the brink of profound change: "The role of the US on the international stage stage is in for radical change. The reasons for this are not all to be found in the United States. ... On the one hand other powers [such as China] have risen quickly in recent years, while others [such as Russia] have been quick to bounce back from their short-lived powerlessness. ... Both Barack Obama and John McCain are for a moderate political line. Neither is close to the elite that is responsible for the destructive US policies of recent years. ... Both for reasons of his age and his dynamism Barack Obama seems to be more suited to the office of president. Obama has not - even to benefit his electoral campaign - hidden his readiness to engage in dialogue with those states that George W. Bush stigmatised as the 'axis of evil'. If Obama really wants to lead the US in a new direction, his major battles will have to fought at home."
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A new European security policy
Against the background of the conflict in the Caucasus, the conservative newspaper Magyar Nemzet sees the need for a "reappraisal" of European security policy: "The EU's room to manoeuvre is best demonstrated by the fact that the role of the ambitious French president and EU Council president is currently limited to that of messenger. ... We must dispel the illusions that established themselves in the heads of Western decision makers at the end of the Cold War which resulted in overly optimistic and flawed security policy. And above all, Europe too must rid itself of these illusions. ... The countries of Central Eastern Europe must not turn their backs on historical experience, and it would be wrong to expect them to do so. If the Russians have 'paranoid views', why shouldn't they? ... Today the decisive question for the countries of Eastern Europe is whether the EU can implement an effective and uniform security policy within the foreseeable future, one that provides protection from growing Russian influence in the region."
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