Foreign Policy March 24, 2010 There is no shortage of troubles in the world today. In Iran, centrifuges whirl, enriching fissile material and imperiling security. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell has stumbled and faltered in achieving peace, or even peace talks, in Israel. And the group of failed states is no longer a very […]
Foreign Policy March 23, 2010 One apparent area of agreement among virtually all public participants in the recent debate over U.S.-Israeli relations is the importance of confronting Iran. Secretary of State Clinton made it a theme of her remarks to the AIPAC policy conference, as did PM Netanyahu, and interestingly enough, it’s implicit in General […]
The New York Times March 23, 2010 WASHINGTON — Israel found itself at odds with its two most stalwart allies on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu culminated a tense visit to Washington with a face-to-face session with President Obama that apparently failed to resolve the impasse between the two over a comprehensive Middle East […]
Foreign Policy March 22, 2010 Still in the midst of a diplomatic fracas with Israel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also found herself in a mini-crisis with Russia during last week’s Moscow trip. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin publicly snubbed Clinton during a meeting Friday, hectoring her in front of reporters after announcing Thursday that Russia […]
Spiegel March 22, 2010 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been consistent in her refusal to consider a European Union bailout for Greece. But Brussels continues to insist that a plan is in the works. On Monday, Barroso urged Berlin to make a “constructive contribution” to solving the crisis. more