The Economist November 26, 2009 DAMAGE control is never as good as damage prevention. Despite repeated reassurances, the countries of eastern Europe are worried about security. Their biggest concern is NATO, where officials are meant to be drafting contingency plans to defend Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Barack Obama pushed this idea at the NATO summit […]
The Economist November 26, 2009 AT LAST Barack Obama seems to be starting to make up his mind. After months of agonising, he is apparently close to announcing that he will after all send a decent number of American reinforcements to Afghanistan (see article). Meanwhile, having barely mentioned climate change since his inauguration, he has […]
BBC November 26, 2009 In 2009 the EU adopted a wide-ranging package on climate change, following months of tough negotiations in the 27-nation bloc. more
Financial Times November 21, 2009 Germany’s new finance minister yesterday echoed Chinese warnings that low US interest rates and a weak dollar are raising the threat of fresh global asset price bubbles. more
The Guardian November 20, 2009 The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned today as he urged British opponents of the war to give the fight to rebuild the country more time. more