The Sydney Morning Herald January 24, 2008 The European Union yesterday unveiled the world’s most ambitious plan to date to fight climate change, forcing member states to cut carbon emissions by a fifth by 2020 but putting Europe on a collision course with the United States, which has accused the EU of using the measures […]
Financial Times January 24, 2008 France drew from the defeat at Suez the conclusion that it should build Europe as a counterweight to the US. Britain decided that it had to stay close to the US while infiltrating the emerging alliance on the continent. Both approaches were shattered on the road to Baghdad. more
US News & World Report January 23, 2008 The White House’s plan to expand the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield to Europe is running into difficulties as the clock ticks down on George W. Bush’s presidency. more
Asia Times January 23, 2008 Almost stealthily, another deadline in United States foreign policy arrives when the so-called Five plus One – the US, Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany- deliberate on the Iran nuclear problem in Berlin on Tuesday. For the first time perhaps, Washington approached such a meeting in low key. Certainly, […]
The Times Online January 22, 2008 Britain was embroiled in a row with the European Union today after Brussels announced proposals to impose tariffs on the United States because of its failure to implement environmental targets. more