World Politics Review April 23, 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will decide by late 2008 or early 2009 whether France will fully rejoin NATO. Even if Sarkozy has pro-American leanings, he also is thoroughly Europe-centric in his worldview; correspondingly, he has spelled out French conditions for rejoining NATO that are very similar to […]
Deutsche Welle April 23, 2008 NATO’s proposed expansion into the Balkans and eastwards into Ukraine and Georgia is causing tensions between the alliance and Russia and within NATO itself. What exactly is planned and is everything as it seems? more
April 23, 2009 By William S. Cohen Recent events confirm that we’re living in a new world of disorder. North Korea tested a missile that could reach the U.S., and is threatening to resume its nuclear-weapons program; the Taliban is using drug money to destabilize Afghanistan and turn that country back into a terrorist safe […]
Reuters UK April 23, 2008 Norway’s $400 billion oil fund has won praise abroad as setting a “gold standard” for sovereign wealth investors – but can sometimes preach tougher corporate ethics abroad than the government practices at home. A Reuters survey has shown the fund voted last year for tougher environmental standards at U.S. oil […]
Foreign Policy Association April 18, 2008 As Mr. Berlucsconi celebrated his third comeback as prime minister, Italy’s rapid shift toward economic decline continues unimpeded. Any Italian government, regardless of ideological affiliation, has very few, if any, options. The only way forward is structural reform. more