Agence France-Presse February 5, 2008 US and German officials had a sharp exchange of words over a controversial letter by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates to his German counterpart demanding troops and helicopters for insurgency-wracked Afghanistan. more
Interfax February 4, 2008 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak, who supervises Russia-U.S. relations and a whole range of international security and non-proliferation issues, speaks with Interfax’ journalist Ksenia Baigarova. more
UPI February 4, 2008 Germany’s refusal – despite a direct U.S. request from Defense Secretary Robert Gates – to send additional troops into southern Afghanistan to help NATO battle Taliban is a mistake, experts say. more
Hartford Business February 4, 2008 State manufacturers forced to adapt to new European regulations that ban toxic chemicals. more
Le Monde Diplomatique February 2, 2008 Global confidence in the US economy has reached zero, as was proved by last month’s stock market meltdown. But there is an enormous anomaly in the US economy above and beyond the subprime mortgage crisis, the housing bubble and the prospect of recession: 60 years of misallocation of resources, […]