Financial Times March 31, 2009 France is likely to be one of the nations best able to claim victory when the summit ends on Thursday, suggesting that Nicolas Sarkozy will not have to make good on his threat to walk away from the negotiating table if his demands are not met. more
New York Times March 31, 2009 President Obama plans to begin negotiations on Wednesday to draft a new arms control treaty that could slash the American and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals by about a third and possibly lead to even deeper reductions, according to administration officials. more
BBC News March 30, 2009 US President Barack Obama’s visit to Europe is all about leadership – the expectations and perhaps the limitations of it as he seeks to fashion a new American role in the post-Bush era. more
New York Times March 30, 2009 When Barack Obama goes one-on-one this week in London with President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia he will be entering talks of exceptional difficulty. more
New York Times March 29, 2009 Barely six months ago, the International Monetary Fund emerged from years of declining relevance, hurriedly cobbling together emergency loans for countries from Iceland to Pakistan, as the first wave of the financial crisis hit. more