New York Times March 17, 2008 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Sunday that the United States, in order to calm Moscow’s concerns over a proposed missile-defense system in Europe, would promise not to turn on elements of it until Iran had demonstrated it had a missile capable of reaching Europe. more
Agence France Presse March 17, 2008 Top US officials Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates were to hold sensitive talks on missile defence on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his successor in waiting Dmitry Medvedev. more
Reuters March 16, 2008 Relations between Europe and the United States have recovered from the trauma of the Iraq war but are largely confined to managing pressing crises until a new U.S. administration takes over, policymakers say. more
Bloomberg March 15, 2008 NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called on the alliance to forge a new strategy to better confront the threat of terrorism, cyber attacks, weapons proliferation and an expanding guerrilla war in Afghanistan. more
Agence France Presse March 15, 2008 The dollar’s plunge has made the eurozone the world’s biggest economy by one measure and has underscored shifts that are reorienting the 15-nation bloc towards Asia, Russia and oil-rich Gulf states, analysts say. more