By Katrin Bennhold International Herald Tribune August 24, 2007 As one of the most concrete consequences yet of the thaw in French-American relations following the election in May of President Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s Iraq policy is shifting. France now believes it may hold the key to peace in Iraq, proposing itself as an “honest broker” […]
By Peter G. Peterson The National Interest July/August 2007 While the United States is unquestionably the world’s pre-eminent military power, Mr. Pete Peterson questions whether America’s culture of instant gratification and obsession with the short-term is sustainable economically. In the July/August 2007 edition of The National Interest, Peterson argues that the high current account deficits, […]
By Warren Hoge The New York Times June 5, 2007 UNITED NATIONS, June 5 — One by one, the ambassadors at an unusually jolly diplomatic dinner last month rose to pay tribute to the new American ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad. He was a needed “breath of fresh air,” said one. Another said that while no one […]
By Howard Fineman Newsweek Newsweek’s Howard Fineman says the candidates for America’s Republican Party primary are trying to push away from President Bush and are branding themselves as “Mr. Fix-Its.” …more
By Katrin Bennhold PARIS: President Jacques Chirac, 74, announced Sunday that after 12 years in the Élysée Palace he would not seek a third term, clearing the way for a new generation of French leaders to compete for the highest office….more