Report by BBC News September 11, 2007 German police helped secure a U.S. military base near the city of Trier today following a bomb threat made by telephone. This is the most recent act in a growing German-US cooperation for protection against terrorist attacks… more
By Koba Liklikadze Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty September 10, 2007 Georgia is substantially increasing its troop involvement in Iraq in an effort some analysts say is aimed at improving the country’s chances of joining NATO. However, the decision has prompted concerns at home about deploying more forces at a time when many contingents are […]
By Judy Dempsey and Katrin Bennhold International Herald Tribune September 3, 2007 BERLIN: The European Union’s ambitions to open the bloc’s energy sector to greater competition were dealt a fresh blow Monday after the French state-owned natural gas company Gaz de France announced that it would merge with the utility Suez to create GDF-Suez, one […]
By Katrin Bennhold International Herald Tribune August 30, 2007 PARIS: In a country that has long resisted globalization, President Nicolas Sarkozy bluntly told France on Thursday to stop kidding itself and face up to it – but in a French way. Calling the free market an illusion, Sarkozy said France should not be shy about […]
By Judy Dempsey International Herald Tribune August 31, 2007 BERLIN: When Angela Merkel was elected chancellor in 2005, she made freedom a main theme of her domestic and foreign policy, although her advisers – and critics – were unsure how such a philosophy would be implemented. Two years on, she has shown them, at least […]