By Katrin Bennhold International Herald Tribune August 30, 2007 PARIS: In a country that has long resisted globalization, President Nicolas Sarkozy bluntly told France on Thursday to stop kidding itself and face up to it – but in a French way. Calling the free market an illusion, Sarkozy said France should not be shy about […]
By Judy Dempsey International Herald Tribune August 31, 2007 BERLIN: When Angela Merkel was elected chancellor in 2005, she made freedom a main theme of her domestic and foreign policy, although her advisers – and critics – were unsure how such a philosophy would be implemented. Two years on, she has shown them, at least […]
By C.J. Chivers International Herald Tribune August 31, 2007 The brainchild of Senator Richard Lugar and Sam Nunn, which had its 15th anniversary this week, has grown into one of the principal areas of enduring collaboration between Russia and the United States…. more
The Wall Street Journal, Editorial Page August 29, 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy made headlines this week by telling his diplomatic corps that “an Iran with nuclear weapons is for me unacceptable.” But the French President did more in his speech than name the gravest current threat to global security, itself a feat of clear thinking. He […]
By Heather Timmons and Katrin Bennhold International Herald Tribune August 28, 2007 Politicians, regulators and financial specialists outside the United States are seeking a role in oversight of American markets, banks and rating agencies in the wake of recent problems related to sub-prime mortgages. Their argument is simple: The United States is exporting financial products, […]