By Richard Norton-Taylor Tuesday, 19 July 2011 THE GUARDIAN Shadow defence secretary will use speech in Washington to call for European Nato members to contribute more. Britain must adopt a new, pragmatic approach to the “special relationship” with the US that is based neither on ideology nor nostalgia, the shadow defence secretary, Jim Murphy, will tell […]
By János Martonyi Tuesday, 06 July 2011 THE TELEGRAPH HUNGARY — Yesterday, Britain paid tribute to a great leader of the free world, President Ronald Reagan. My country has also unveiled a statue of President Reagan to mark his centennial. The moment had special poignancy for Hungarians. President Reagan was a decisive factor in helping us […]
Julian Borger Wednesday, 15 June 2011 THE GUARDIAN Nato’s secretary general has warned that continued disparity in US and European defence spending might lead to a “two-tiered alliance” in which American and European troops would not be able to fight effectively together. In a Guardian interview, Anders Fogh Rasmussen echoed the fears expressed last week […]
By Thomas Legge Friday, 10 June 2011 GERMAN MARSHAL FUND WASHINGTON — Germany’s decision last week to phase out nuclear power has sharpened the differences between Europe and the United States on energy policy. Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman, a senior voice on energy policy in the U.S. Congress, led the chorus decrying that removing nuclear […]
By Alina Inayeh Thursday, 26 May 2011 GERMAN MARSHAL FUND BUCHAREST — Nearly four months after a young Tunisian fruit seller burned himself alive out of despair over the corruption of his country and sparked a popular revolt against autocracy that swept the region, thunderstruck leaders on both sides of the Atlantic are finding their […]