The Telegraph June 11, 2010 In an article for this newspaper in January, Nick Clegg questioned the extent to which the relationship between Britain and America could any longer be described as “special”. “I would never advocate a churlish rejection of our historic alliance with the United States,” Mr Clegg wrote. “But an alliance must […]
The Guardian June 11, 2010 An alliance of hard-right Republicans and liberal economists are increasingly anxious about the economic impact of austerity in Europe. more
Spiegel June 11, 2010 Mark Rutte’s face was absent during the election campaign, but on Thursday he appeared to have won the election, making his conservative-liberal VVD party the biggest and himself the likely prime minister. more
The New York Times June 11, 2010 BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed frustration with Turkey on Friday over its refusal to support a new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, but he suggested that the alliance between Washington and Ankara remained robust. more
The Economist June 10, 2010 AT THE end of December 2008 Israel unleashed “Operation Cast Lead”, its bombing campaign against Gaza. Its aim was to counter rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas, which controls Gaza. Three weeks later some 1,400 Palestinians had died. “I personally warned Ehud Barak [Israel’s defence minister] that we would react […]