The New York Times May 27, 2010 WASHINGTON — President Obama’s first formal national security strategy describes a coming era in which the United States will have to learn to live within its limits — a world in which two wars cannot be sustained for much longer and the rising powers inevitably begin to erode […]
The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2010 LONDON—U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner landed in Europe and reasserted a traditional American role of dispenser of financial advice to the world, telling European governments to get their fiscal houses in order. more
EuropeanVoice.com May 26, 2010 Connie Hedegaard, the European commissioner for climate action, has insisted that now is not the right time for the EU to increase its greenhouse-gas target, at the same time as she published a paper setting out why a tougher target would be needed. more
Spiegel May 26, 2010 When Washington starts withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan in July 2011, its NATO allies in Europe will quickly rush to the exits. A power-sharing arrangement between Kabul and the Taliban is a less than ideal solution, but it is the only realistic option if the West pulls out. more
BBC May 26, 2010 The eurozone must overhaul the management of its economy to ensure economic recovery and the survival of the euro, a global body has warned. more