By Patrick Chamorel die Welt Conservatives are questioning whether Angela Merkel has the courage to take actions that will provoke her social democrat partners, or whether she will give up her strong commitment to the free market political philosophy. Is it the fate of market-oriented political leaders to come short of their own promises and […]
By Geoff Porter International Herald Tribune NEW YORK At the very moment when the United States and European Union are pushing for a United Nations Security Council resolution to hem in Iran, their policies toward the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority are forcing Iran and the Palestinians closer together…more
By Laurent Zecchini Le Monde L’Iran n’était pas au programme de la réunion des ministres des affaires étrangères de l’Organisation du traité de l’Atlantique nord (OTAN) qui s’est tenue jeudi 27 avril à Sofia, mais la secrétaire d’Etat américaine, Condoleezza Rice, et ses homologues ne pouvaient manquer d’aborder le sujet…more
By Richard Gardner International Herald Tribune NEW YORK The wafer-thin victory of Romano Prodi’s center-left coalition over Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right alliance is another setback for the Bush administration’s foreign policy, and ushers in what is likely to be a complicated period in U.S.-Italian relations…more
By Guillaume Parmentier Financial Times Apainful conclusion must be drawn from the Iran controversy: two Gulf wars have taught Middle Eastern rulers – and to a large extent their populations – that if Iraq had possessed nuclear weapons, Saddam Hussein would probably still be in power. The US and the international coalition would not have […]