The Wall Street Journal January 3, 2010 HONOLULU—The U.S. has put the Arab state of Yemen at the center of renewed counter-terrorism efforts in the aftermath of the attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound jet, dispatching a top U.S. general to the region and embarking on cooperative efforts with Britain. more
Financial Times January 1, 2010 As Iran’s government becomes ever more hardline, the US is facing a conundrum: how to deal with a regime that has proved impervious to sanctions and to diplomacy, while not imposing further hardship on its embattled people. more
Financial Times January 1, 2010 Western governments have convened a top-level meeting for this month to discuss strategies to counter Yemen’s growing role as a recruitment base for terrorists, in the wake of last’s week failed attack on a US-bound airliner. more
EuropeanVoice December 31, 2009 Spain took over the six-month rotating presidency of the EU today, the first full term under the Lisbon treaty rules which introduced two new, powerful institutional figures, the president of the European Council and the high representative for foreign and security policy. more
Spiegel December 31, 2009 Spain has been pummeled by the economic crisis, rising unemployment and corruption scandals. At the moment, Spain’s only ray of hope is its upcoming assumption of the rotating presidency of the European Union. But the bloc’s new top brass, Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton, might just spoil Spain’s turn at […]