Kurt Volker and Juan Zarate CBS News, Opinion July 7, 2010 This week brings a critical test for the transatlantic security partnership. The European Parliament will vote on a revised agreement with the United States on tracking terrorist finances using financial data unique to the Belgium-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). The vote […]
World Bulletin July 6, 2010 The Turkish ambassador in the U.S. capital said on Monday that Israel’s defense minister’s recent remarks, in which he claimed that Turkish officials had displayed efforts to hold a meeting with him during his visit to USA, did not reflect reality. more
The New York Times July 6, 2010 WASHINGTON — President Obama said Tuesday that he expected direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to begin “well before” a moratorium on settlement construction expired at the end of September, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel pledged to take “concrete steps” in the coming weeks to get […]
BBC July 6, 2010 There were many purposes to Hillary Clinton’s whirlwind tour of Ukraine, Poland and the Caucasus, but two of them seem especially important. more
Spiegel July 6, 2010 The global economy is showing signs of improvement, but financial markets remain jittery. SPIEGEL spoke with the head of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, Thomas Mirow, about the future of Europe’s common currency union. more