Nervous west awaits Afghan poll results
Financial TimesAugust 25, 2009 As votes trickle in from Afghanistan’s presidential election, the contest looks from the outside like the kind of two-horse race familiar to western democracies. more
Year: 2009
Favorable Political Winds Blow E.U. Turbine Producers to the U.S.
New York Times August 25, 2009 It was a scene familiar to many a Western labor activist: manufacturing workers in a developed country protesting in vain the outsourcing of their jobs overseas. Earlier this month, workers barricaded themselves in Vestas Wind Systems’ wind turbine blade factory on Britain’s Isle of Wight to try to convince […]
Israeli PM’s Europe trip overshadowed by “blood libel” claim
Xinhua August 24, 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday kicked off a four-day visit to Europe to push Israel’s cases regarding the Palestinians and Iran. However, the publication of a highly controversial article in a Swedish newspaper on the eve of his departure has put a very different spin on the trip. more
A Privileged World Begins to Give Up Its Secrets
New York Times August 22, 2009 About 10 years ago, when I was working in Frankfurt, Germany’s banking capital, I was invited to the top floor of the glittering skyscraper headquarters of one of the country’s most venerable banks. There, I was treated to something that, it was made clear to me, few eyes usually […]
Awaiting WTO ruling, EU refutes US charges, supports Airbus loans
Washington Examiner August 21, 2009 The European commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU) today supported the British decision to lend money to European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on the eve of a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling about aircraft subsidies. more