Newsweek March 20, 2008 America and Europe face political, economic and demographic challenges to their longstanding primacy. This is a delicate moment for a power transition, given the host of emerging global threats: global warming, nuclear proliferation, macroeconomic imbalances, terrorism, the need to reform global governance and so on. The question is, can the United […]
Guardian March 20, 2008 Nato is an “indispensable alliance” at the heart of UK and European defence policy but faces severe threats to its credibility and cohesion, a cross-party committee of MPs says today. more
New York Times March 19, 2008 President Bush assured Georgia’s president Mikhail Saakashvili on Wednesday that he will press at the NATO summit next month to put Georgia on track for membership in the alliance. more
Ha’aretz March 19, 2008 Experts said the deal, worth an estimated 20 billion euros, may signal a renewed willingness by European companies to do business with Iran in the wake of a U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that essentially eliminated the possibility of an American military strike on Iran. more
Guardian March 17, 2008 The United States’ resistance to international efforts to fight climate change is linked to Europe’s growing competitive advantage in the renewable energies sector, Germany’s deputy environment minister said on Monday. more