France Learns How to Say Yes
By Philip Gordon Newsweek International September 30, 2007 Under Sarkozy, France is pursuing a revolution in foreign policy, in which Paris will no longer seek to constrain U.S. hegemony as a matter of principle… more
Month: September 2007
Merkel Lobbies for UN Security Council Seat
Deutsche Welle September 26, 2007 German Chancellor Angela Merkel used a speech before the United Nations General Assembly to bring up concerns about Iran and to push forward Germany’s bid for a permanent seat on the Security Council… more
Quartet announces new peace summit
Al Jazeera September 24, 2007 The Quartet of Middle East negotiators has pledged support for another Middle East peace conference, with the US indicating Syria would be one of the “natural invitees”. The UN, US, EU and Russia met behind closed doors on Sunday at the United Nations in New York, seeking to revive the […]
Bush again puts U.S. at edge of global warming debate
By Steven Lee Myers International Herald Tribune September 23, 2007 The president’s focus instead is on his own gathering of leaders in Washington later in the week, a meeting with the stated goal of a reduction in the emissions blamed for climate change, but with a fundamentally different idea of how to achieve it… more
Kouchner, French foreign minister, draws antiwar protesters in Washington
By Brian Knowlton International Herald Tribune September 21, 2007 Kouchner said, “I’m not in favor of war with Iran, I want to prevent the war – so they were right!” He did, however, defend his position that the threat of sanctions was necessary… more