Spiegel April 14, 2010 The crisis in Greece could have dramatic consequences for other European countries that have adopted the euro. EU finance commissioner Olli Rehn wants to secure a greater say in Brussels in the budget policies of member states. In a newspaper interview, he speaks of a “common fate in the currency union.” […]
The Wall Street Journal April 14, 2010 WASHINGTON—World leaders closed out a global summit on nuclear security with a pledge to lock down hundreds of thousands of tons of weapons-usable nuclear fuel by 2014, and set a 2012 summit in South Korea to measure progress. more
The Guardian April 14, 2010 Last week Russia and the US signed the new strategic arms reduction treaty (Start) signalling a significant shift in the focus of America’s nuclear strategy, from its former cold war foes to so-called rogue states. This week at the nuclear summit in Washington China agreed for the first time to […]
Foreign Policy April 13, 2010 Sure, the Nuclear Security Summit is supposed to be about President Obama’s drive to secure all the world’s loose nuclear material. But hey, since all 47 nations have such high-level leaders in one place, why not set up a bunch of side meetings? more
The New York Times April 13, 2010 WASHINGTON — President Obama completed a first meeting of world leaders on combating nuclear terrorism with a list of specific commitments from dozens of nations to eliminate or lock down nuclear materials, in what he called a “bold and pragmatic” program to finish the task in the next […]