The New York Times April 13, 2010 WASHINGTON — When he took office last year, President Obama told his foreign policy advisers that he had two baskets of issues to deal with. The first would be the legacy issues left from his predecessor, like Iraq, Afghanistan and America’s image in the world. The second would […]
EuropeanVoice.com April 12, 2010 Top UN official says “many more rounds” of negotiations are needed before an international treaty can be agreed. more
Euractiv.com April 12, 2010 Twenty years after the transition to post-communist rule, Hungarian voters yesterday (11 April) radically changed the country’s political landscape, sending the ruling socialists into opposition and laying the ground for the centre-right to win an absolute majority in parliament in the second round of national elections. EurActiv Hungary reports. more
The New York Times April 12, 2010 WARSAW — In the dark aftermath of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Poland’s president and dozens of top politicians and policy makers, Poles found solace and even hope in the performance of their young democracy. more
Los Angeles Times April 12, 2010 The Mideast conflict and the issue of oversight could complicate President Obama’s effort to keep ‘loose nukes’ secure from terrorists. Instead, U.S. officials have focused on areas of common ground. more