Financial Times November 16, 2009 Barack Obama conceded yesterday that next month’s Copenhagen summit would not produce a legally binding treaty to tackle global warming but left the door open to a substantive deal on a new global framework on -climate change. more
New York Times November 15, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to expand and reorient its fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, warning that failing to do so would undercut the new strategy and troop increase for Afghanistan that President Obama is preparing to approve, American officials say. […]
The Washington Post November 15, 2009 Recognizing that the potential instability of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government remains a main obstacle to an effective American strategy in the region, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today touted broad accountability procedures in Afghanistan that will aim to combat corruption. more
CNN November 15, 2009 Singapore (CNN) — Russia and the United States are well on their way to reducing their nuclear stockpiles, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday. more
New York Times November 14, 2009 SINGAPORE — President Obama and other world leaders have decided to put off the difficult task of reaching a climate change agreement at a global climate conference scheduled for next month, agreeing instead to make it the mission of the Copenhagen conference to reach a less specific “politically binding” […]