The Wall Street Journal February 2, 2010 WASHINGTON—U.S. and Russian arms-control negotiators have reached an “agreement in principle” on the first nuclear-arms-reduction treaty in nearly two decades, administration and arms-control officials said Tuesday. more
The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2010 WASHINGTON—The White House has decided that President Barack Obama will not attend what has been an annual summit with the European Union this spring, as Mr. Obama scales back from his record-setting foreign travel last year. more
The New York Times January 30, 2010 DAVOS, Switzerland — If there was one takeaway from the annual gathering of business and political leaders in Davos this year, it was this: trust in governments, corporations and above all banks has become as elusive as sure footing on the icy streets of this Alpine resort. more
The New York Times January 30, 2010 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships off the Iranian coast and antimissile systems in at least four Arab countries, according to administration and military officials. more
EuropeanVoice.com January 29, 2010 Vygaudas Ušackas, who was forced to resign as Lithuania’s foreign minister last week, has emerged as a leading candidate to be the European Union’s new special envoy to Afghanistan, diplomats say. more