Guardian March 20, 2008 Nato is an “indispensable alliance” at the heart of UK and European defence policy but faces severe threats to its credibility and cohesion, a cross-party committee of MPs says today. more
New York Times March 19, 2008 President Bush assured Georgia’s president Mikhail Saakashvili on Wednesday that he will press at the NATO summit next month to put Georgia on track for membership in the alliance. more
Ha’aretz March 19, 2008 Experts said the deal, worth an estimated 20 billion euros, may signal a renewed willingness by European companies to do business with Iran in the wake of a U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that essentially eliminated the possibility of an American military strike on Iran. more
Guardian March 17, 2008 The United States’ resistance to international efforts to fight climate change is linked to Europe’s growing competitive advantage in the renewable energies sector, Germany’s deputy environment minister said on Monday. more
New York Times March 17, 2008 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Sunday that the United States, in order to calm Moscow’s concerns over a proposed missile-defense system in Europe, would promise not to turn on elements of it until Iran had demonstrated it had a missile capable of reaching Europe. more