Times September 19, 2008 Britain is coming under increasing pressure to send more troops to Afghanistan as part of an American-led “quiet surge” designed to counter the worsening insurgency. more
New York Times September 18, 2008 With NATO divided over how to respond to a newly assertive Russia, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday that he would urge alliance ministers meeting here to adopt a cautious and deliberate approach that would reassure newer members along the Russian border without provoking hostilities. more
New York Times September 18, 2008 The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and other central banks massively escalated the assistance offered to global money markets on Thursday, coordinating efforts to ease funding constraints stemming from the financial turmoil emanating from Wall Street. more
l’Occidentale September 15, 2008 This brief article considers the foreign policy views of a handful of the younger Italian politicians who have gained visibility on the national stage. more
New York Times September 15, 2008 The West should not use Georgia’s conflicts with the Russian-backed breakaway enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as an excuse to keep Georgia out of NATO, the United States ambassador to the alliance said Monday. more