The Atlantic January 31, 2008 Now that I read it, I have a lot of sympathy with the arguments made by Parag Khanna in his “Waving Goodbye to Hegemony” article in The New York Times Magazine. However, in the interests of sobriety it’s worth flagging two important caveats. One is that one shouldn’t understate the […]
Business Week January 31, 2008 High-level delegates from the world’s biggest economies and the largest developing countries — who together are suffocating the planet with their carbon dioxide — are meeting in Hawaii this week to discuss strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without stunting economic growth. more
International Herald Tribune January 31, 2008 With NATO facing the risk of failure in Afghanistan, a group of former senior officers has called for a radical overhaul of the alliance, which they say is paralyzed by cumbersome decision-making rules, inequitable funding arrangements and an inability to sustain long-term missions. more
International Herald Tribune January 31, 2008 France’s defense minister met with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday and gave no ground to Gates’ campaign to get more combat help in Afghanistan from French and other NATO troops. more
PR Inside January 30, 2008 France’s defense minister is discussing NATO issues with U.S. officials on a two-day trip to Washington beginning Wednesday. more