Foreign Policy March 13, 2010 On Jan. 16, two days after a killer earthquake hit Haiti, a team of senior military officers from the U.S. Central Command (responsible for overseeing American security interests in the Middle East), arrived at the Pentagon to brief Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. […]
The Wall Street Journal March 11, 2010 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned the European Commission that its proposals for more restrictive regulation of alternative fund managers could affect cross-border investment, demonstrating how the controversial European Union directive could have transatlantic ramifications. more
The New York Times March 10, 2010 BRUSSELS — The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, appealed Wednesday to her critics and those waging internal turf wars over the creation of a new European diplomatic corps not to let infighting wreck a “once in a generation” chance to increase Europe’s global influence. more
BBC March 10, 2010 US Vice-President Joe Biden has again condemned Israel over a controversial building project, saying its approval undermined trust in the peace process. more
Spiegel March 9, 2010 A handful of European leaders want to move swiftly to create their own European take on the International Monetary Fund. The idea is to be able to independently address financial crises like that being experienced in Greece without the embarassment of turning to the IMF. But the move would be highly […]