Unachievable objectives. Suppose we could take the EU's relations with Mediterranean third countries and start over from scratch. Not in the sense of tossing in the bin all existing agreements and instruments, but of initiating a thorough review of the objectives and arrangements of co-operation. Over and above circumstantial declarations and statements of intent, what has been done so far is in large measure a failure. The lack of balance between the EU's commitment to the East and its...