Spiegel April 12, 2010 Angela Merkel is traveling across America this week. It’s a country she loves, but the German chancellor is still having trouble connecting with Barack Obama. Her political style couldn’t be any more different from that of the US president. She’s fighting to prevent the US from disregarding or dominating the Europeans. […]
Foreign Policy April 9, 2010 The U.N. Security Council took a break this week from managing crises in Iran and Sudan and adopted a series of measures that would impose greater control and secrecy over the body’s deliberations. more
EuropeanVoice.com April 8, 2010 Domestic problems on either side of the Atlantic means that decisions on big issues have ground to a halt. more
EuropeanVoice.com April 8, 2010 The European Union’s Lisbon treaty is to be revised by an intergovernmental conference (IGC), it was decided this week, a mere four months after the treaty came into force. more
The Guardian April 8, 2010 Within a short space of time, the relationship between President Hamid Karzai and his US and UN backers has plummeted. Soon after Barack Obama’s flying visit to Kabul, Mr Karzai told a meeting of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) – misnamed because it is packed with Karzai loyalists – that […]