Realism, Jean-Luc Dehaene style. Optimism would be going too far, but confidence seems an appropriate term to define the current mindset of those close to the "Constitution" dossier. I refer not to various Foreign Affairs Ministers and still less to the Heads of Government, whose attitudes and stances are too tactical to be taken literally. We all know the drill: when the time for decisions draws near, each negotiator toughens their tone in an attempt to strengthen their position. This is...