The New York Times June 10, 2010 PARIS — One day after the Security Council approved new sanctions against them, the authorities in Tehran threatened on Thursday to revise their relationship with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, using familiar language that has in the past presaged moves to limit global oversight of Iran’s nuclear program. […]
The Washington Post June 8, 2010 Two of Europe’s largest countries on Monday pledged an assault on government spending as the euro remained weak and the International Monetary Fund issued a fresh call to restructure ailing European economies. more
Wired June 8, 2010 The State Department and personnel at U.S. embassies around the world are reportedly waiting anxiously to find out if an Army intelligence analyst was telling the truth when he boasted that he had supplied 260,000 classified State Department diplomatic cables to the whistleblower site Wikileaks. more
Los Angeles Times June 7, 2010 Europe’s debt crisis sent more shockwaves around the world Monday as Britain’s new prime minister announced drastic cutbacks in government spending and Germany pressed ahead with its own austerity plans — steps that are likely to impede the U.S. and global economic recoveries. more
Ozgur Unluhisarcikli The German Marshall Fund June 4, 2010 ANKARA — The Gaza flotilla tragedy is a major blow to what remained of Turkey-Israel relations–not least because it was both predictable and preventable. Israel’s boarding of a Turkish civilian maritime vessel, which ended with the death of eight Turkish citizens and one Turkish-American, naturally created […]