United Press International June 10, 2008 There are two remarkable ironies about President George Bush’s weeklong visit to Europe this week. The first was that he was upstaged by Russia’s new president, Dmitry Medvedev, who announced in Berlin on the eve of Bush’s arrival that “Atlanticism has had its day and we need to talk […]
Agence France Presse June 10, 2008 US President George W. Bush began his final summit with EU leaders Tuesday seeking to tighten the squeeze on Iran’s nuclear programme, a central message of his farewell European tour. more
New York Times June 11, 2008 Opening a farewell tour of Europe, President Bush won European support on Tuesday for a proposal to consider expanded sanctions on Iran, including restrictions on its banks, as a means of restraining Tehran’s nuclear program. more
Agence France-Presse June 9, 2008 The world is agog at the prospect of a Barack Obama presidency, but are expectations of a revolution in US diplomacy justified? more
International Herald Tribune June 9, 2008 When George W. Bush attended his first summit meeting with the European Union in Goteborg, Sweden, in 2001, all 15 leaders of the bloc turned up to meet a new American president, and his presence attracted the most violent demonstrations in recent Swedish history. more