Foreign Policy March 3, 2010 It’s really in vogue to predict the downfall of the European Union, and for good reason — they have had a truly awful 2010. Steve, like any good realist, predicts the stalling out of the European project. And he may very well be right. more
Los Angeles Times March 3, 2010 European countries and the International Monetary Fund on Sunday threw Greece a lifeline worth a stunning $146 billion after the financially foundering nation unveiled a stinging program of spending cuts and tax hikes to reduce its enormous government deficit. more
Spiegel March 3, 2010 Greece is only the beginning. The world’s leading economies have long lived beyond their means, and the financial crisis caused government debt to swell dramatically. Now the bill is coming due, but not all countries will be able to pay it. more
The New York Times March 3, 2010 UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Iran used the United Nations General Assembly’s famous green marble podium on Monday to trade punches over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program, adding sudden drama to the normally staid opening of the international conference to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. more
The Guardian March 2, 2010 The US and Russia have drafted an initiative to ban nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, the Guardian has learned. more