Joe Biden steps up pressure on Israel over E Jerusalem
BBC March 10, 2010 US Vice-President Joe Biden has again condemned Israel over a controversial building project, saying its approval undermined trust in the peace process. more
Year: 2010
The Trouble with Calls for a European Economic Fund
Spiegel March 9, 2010 A handful of European leaders want to move swiftly to create their own European take on the International Monetary Fund. The idea is to be able to independently address financial crises like that being experienced in Greece without the embarassment of turning to the IMF. But the move would be highly […]
Euro Unity? It’s Germany That Matters
The New York Times March 9, 2010 PARIS — Ten years after the euro, it’s still all about Germany, which isn’t the way it was supposed to be. In the run-up to the common currency’s debut in 1999, the air was thick with talk about harnessing Germany’s economic power, then enshrined in the mark. A […]
As Biden Visits, Israel Unveils Plan for New Settlements
The New York Times March 9, 2010 JERUSALEM — Hours after Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. vowed unyielding American support for Israel’s security here on Tuesday, Israel’s Interior Ministry announced 1,600 new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem. Mr. Biden condemned the move as “precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust […]
It’s Time to Invite Russia to Join NATO
Spiegel March 8, 2010 Trans-Atlantic security needs have changed fundamentally in the last two decades. The East-West confrontation has ended, and Moscow now shares many interests with NATO. It is time for the alliance to open its doors to Russia, say German defense experts Volker Rühe, Klaus Naumann, Frank Elbe and Ulrich Weisser. more