France Mulls Increased Afghan Role
Forbes February 8, 2008 France is considering sending forces to southern Afghanistan amid U.S. and Canadian pressure to move more troops into the fight against the Taliban. more
Category: Issues in the News
New United States – Belgian Double Tax Treaty
Newswire February 7, 2008 A new treaty between the United States and Belgium to avoid double taxation has entered into force on December 28, 2007. more
EU considers sharing cartel evidence
Business Week February 7, 2008 The EU’s top antitrust enforcer said Thursday that Europe should look into sharing evidence of companies’ illegal price-fixing with regulators in other countries, such as the United States. more
Rice and Miliband Visit Kandahar
Time February 6, 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew to the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Thursday for a firsthand look at the front lines of the NATO-led fight against Afghan insurgents. more
Germany Rejects US Pressure as NATO’s Afghan Rift Deepens
Deutsche Welle February 7, 2008 German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung on Thursday, Dec. 7, flatly rejected US criticism that Germany and other NATO countries aren’t willing to be full partners in the alliance’s mission to Afghanistan. more