New York Times June 4, 2009 U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke urged European and Muslim nations Thursday to help families who have fled the conflict in Pakistan’s Swat valley and avert a humanitarian crisis. more
International Herald Tribune June 1, 2009 A couple of years ago, Robert Gates, then George W. Bush’s secretary of defense and now President Barack Obama’s, complained and complained and complained about the inadequate, second-rate efforts of America’s NATO allies in trying to turn around what had the looks of a losing battle in Afghanistan. more
Associated Press May 30, 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Europe and China to step up their involvement in rebuilding Afghanistan, saying Saturday that America alone cannot put the conflict-ridden nation back on its feet while mired in a fight against the Taliban. more
Washington Post May 30, 2009 Russia and the United States formally opened on Friday a plant in Siberia to destroy a huge stockpile of artillery shells filled with deadly nerve agents, more than a decade after alarmed U.S. officials first pledged to help secure and dispose of the weapons. more
New York Times Global Edition May 29, 2009 The Polish government is pushing hard to reach agreement with the United States over stationing a battery of Patriot missiles near Warsaw by the end of this year, despite President Barack Obama’s decision to examine the costs and reliability of deploying a separate, and controversial, missile defense […]