EU wants IT trade deal revised
European Voice September 15, 2008 European Commission responds to legal challenge by US and Japan by calling for an agreement to expand list of duty-free hi-tech products. more
Year: 2008
Afghanistan Is in Its Worst Shape Since 2001, European Diplomat Says
New York Times September 14, 2008 One of the most experienced Western envoys in Afghanistan said Sunday that conditions there had become the worst since 2001. He urged a concerted American and foreign response, even before a new American administration took office, to avoid “a very hot winter for all of us.” more
Russia as a Transatlantic Challenge
Der Tagesspiegel September 14, 2008 The Russia-Georgia war has brought into sharp relief the intra-alliance differences already evident at the April Bucharest NATO summit on how to deal most productively with Russia and what NATO’s and the EU’s role in Russia’s neighborhood should be. more
Shooting from the hip on foreign policy, Palin raises spectre of war with Russia
The Globe and Mail September 12, 2008 In an interview yesterday with ABC News, the newly minted Republican vice-presidential candidate made it clear that she believes Georgia and Ukraine should be brought into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and protected against any future acts of Russian aggression. more
Analysis: Palin and Foreign Policy
New York Times September 12, 2008 Ms. Palin reiterated a view long-held by Senators Obama, Biden, McCain and Clinton. They all voted in April for a Senate resolution calling for Georgia and Ukraine’s admission in NATO, a popular stance with Americans of Eastern European background and perhaps a geopolitically wise step as well. more