TIME: Bush's European Challenge

A Tour Without A Trip
Bush's visit to Europe exceeded, but the U.S. still faces tough issues there

Ambushed in Europe
Despite the rioting in Gothenburg and disagreement over Kyoto and missile defense, the presidential trip was far from a total disaster.

Bush Shows Foreign Policy Muscles in Brussels
Cell Phone from Brussels: TIME White House correspondent James Carney and Brussels bureau chief James Graff on the President's NATO meeting

'If Bush Didn't Exist, Europe Would Have to Invent Him'
Cell Phone from Brussels: TIME bureau chief James Graff says the Bush global warming policy has helped unite the often fractious EU

Should President Bush's policies on global warming, missile defense and relations with Russia take more account of European concerns?

Earthquakes, big and small, await W on the Continent. TIME.com handicaps the policy differences:
  >Trade
  >Global Warming
  >NATO
  >Missile Defense

In Europe, Bush Amazes and Confounds the Natives
Back from a week on the Continent with the president, James Carney gives the lowdown on the father, the son, and the meaning of the moon

W Goes to Finishing School
Why a bruising European trip may make Bush a better leader

In Defense of Hegemony
Why the world's only superpower needs to start acting like one

...And Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Ten tips for a Europe-bound Bush

'We Have To Do It Together'
TIME talks to E.U. High Representative Javier Solana about the future transatlantic relations

Mission to Europe
This week, President Bush tours the Continent, tries to persuade angry allies that he's not a troglodyte and searches for the soul of Vladimir Putin

Bush's Time to Show and Tell
Many of Bush's policies have provoked cries of outrage. Can he turn this around on his trip to Europe?

Letter From Moscow
The Russian at Center Stage: Peering into the soul of Putin

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