Agence France Presse March 15, 2008 The dollar’s plunge has made the eurozone the world’s biggest economy by one measure and has underscored shifts that are reorienting the 15-nation bloc towards Asia, Russia and oil-rich Gulf states, analysts say. more
Asia Times March 15, 2008 For the first time in the 60-year history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Russia will attend the alliance’s summit meeting on April 2-4 in Bucharest, Romania. more
The Wall Street Journal March 12, 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected next month to lay out plans to increase France’s contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and shoulder more of the military burden in Afghanistan. While the move could seal a rapprochement with the U.S., it could impede Mr. Sarkozy’s efforts to […]
One News – TV New Zealand March 13, 2008 The United States has signed up Estonia and Latvia to bilateral deals that will lead to visa-free travel, risking further European Union ire a day ahead of tough EU-US security talks. more
Helsingin Sanomat March 14, 2008 It seems as if it were again acceptable to talk about “the West” as a political and cultural concept. Western, democratic Europe and the United States have at long last begun to energetically emphasise what unifies, rather than what separates them. more