Obama hails special relationship
BBC News March 3, 2009 President Barack Obama has said the US-UK “special relationship” will “only get stronger”, after holding talks with prime minister Gordon Brown. more
Year: 2009
EU backs plan to impose tariffs on U.S. biodiesel
International Herald Tribune March 3, 2009 Seeking to protect their beleaguered biodiesel industry, European governments on Tuesday backed a plan to impose provisional tariffs on U.S. biodiesel producers like Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland, European Union diplomats said. more
U.S.-Russia missile deal could be a setback for Czechs
International Herald Tribune March 4, 2009 President Barack Obama’s offer to Russia to halt the deployment of the U.S missile defense system in Eastern Europe in return for Russian help to prevent Iran from developing long-range weapons could be a serious setback for the Czech Republic’s strategic interests, analysts said Tuesday. more
MBDA hopes France in NATO will boost missile shield
Reuters March 3, 2009 European defence group MBDA expects France’s planned return to NATO’s military command to boost its business, particularly in the area of missile defence, an adviser at the company said on Tuesday. more
The Berlin Doctrine:Rethinking East-West Relations
Telos March 3, 2009 In a little-noticed coincidence, President Dmitry Medvedev and the then Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama delivered major foreign policy speeches in the summer of 2008 in Berlin. Notwithstanding important differences, both recognized the flaws of the prevailing international system and emphasized the need for a new global order that transcends […]