Business Week May 15, 2008 The European Union and the United States began talks Thursday, attempting to work out U.S resistance to foreign ownership of airlines as part of an expanded trans-Atlantic aviation agreement. more
National Review May 15, 2008 Many folks have noted Obama’s comment about needing more Arabic speakers in Afghanistan. (While the Obama campaign hasn’t offered this defense, I note it’s theoretically possible that we could use Arabic speakers to interrogate captured foreign fighters.) But Dari and Pashto languages aren’t spoken in Iraq, so it’s unlikely that […]
Reuters May 13, 2008 Top European Union and U.S. officials, seeking to counter “protectionist sentiment,” said on Tuesday security concerns should only be used to curb foreign investment in exceptional situations. more
Associated Press May 9, 2008 The United States and Russia have expelled five diplomats and military attaches from each other’s countries in moves reminiscent of the tit-for-tat exchanges of the Cold War-era, U.S. officials said Thursday. more
New York Times May 9, 2008 For years, American and British politics were in sync. Reagan came in roughly the same time as Thatcher, and Clinton’s Third Way approach mirrored Blair’s. But the British conservatives never had a Gingrich revolution in the 1990s or the Bush victories thereafter. They got their losing in early, and, […]