By Louise Langeby Friday, 6 May 2011 GERMAN MARSHAL FUND The latest twist in U.S.-Pakistani relations has come to reveal a deepening rift that is proving increasingly difficult to mend. Last weekend’s killing of Osama bin Laden in the heartland of Pakistan has caused tensions to plummet, but relations have clearly been deteriorating for some […]
By Ben Veater-Fuchs Thursday, 7 April 2011 GERMAN MARSHAL FUND On March 28th, President Obama addressed the American public to explain Operation Odyssey Dawn—the ongoing military campaign in Libya—and shed some light on what pundits have termed the “Obama Doctrine.” But the speech was at times ambiguous and confusing: calling for the ouster of Moammar […]
By Terence Roth Wednesday, 25 May 2011 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Will Greece default? Does Spain face a popular revolt? Can Irish banks hold on? Little wonder that Europe is clinging to its monopoly on seating the head of the International Monetary Fund. For any number of contingencies, Europeans will need all the friends they […]
by Sean Mulvaney Wednesday, 27 October 2010 THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND WASHINGTON — Next Tuesday’s U.S. midterm election is shaping into a debate about the role of government. Age-old differences on the role of the market and the size of government are being used to score political points. Candidates, most of them Republican, are making […]
By Michael Lyon Baker Monday, 4 October 2010 FOREIGN AFFAIRS On September 22, in a vivid display of the spreading dangers in African waters, pirates armed with Kalashnikov rifles attempted to seize an oil platform off the coast of Nigeria. Although they failed, the pirates kidnapped three Frenchmen and a Thai mariner. It was at […]