Cohen Group April 23, 2009 Recent events confirm that we’re living in a new world of disorder. North Korea tested a missile that could reach the U.S., and is threatening to resume its nuclear-weapons program; the Taliban is using drug money to destabilize Afghanistan and turn that country back into a terrorist safe haven; the […]
Washington Post April 22, 2009 European prosecutors are likely to investigate CIA and Bush administration officials on suspicion of violating an international ban on torture if they are not held legally accountable at home, according to U.N. officials and human rights lawyers. more
Forbes April 22, 2009 The International Monetary Fund predicted that the 16 countries that share the euro will see their economy shrink by a painful 4.2 percent this year and warned of more distress if the European Union does not move quickly to fix financial problems on its doorstep in Eastern Europe. more
Financial Times April 21, 2009 Russia intensified pressure on Nato to call off planned military drills in Georgia on Monday, saying it would cancel upcoming high-level talks with the US-led alliance if the exercises went ahead. more
Washington Post April 21, 2009 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad argued before a U.N. anti-racism conference Monday that Israel is a “paragon of racism” founded on “the pretext of Jewish sufferings” during World War II. more