Financial Times February 25, 2009 France, Germany and the UK – the so-called EU3 – are proposing a tough list of additional sanctions to be imposed against Iran in order to give the Obama administration more muscle in its expected engagement of the Islamic republic. more
New Europe February 24, 2009 A crisis has befallen the world economy. As time marches on and the crisis deepens, the question of what will be the key strategic consequences and policy implications of the current financial and economic crisis urges an answer. more
Reuters UK February 24, 2009 Governments around the world have committed more than $200 billion toward technologies to cut dependence on fossil fuels, which should help keep green development moving despite the global economic crunch, an analyst for Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday. more
Washington Post February 23, 2009 European leaders on Sunday pledged to establish global oversight of hedge funds, crack down on tax havens and beef up other rules as part of a reformation of the international monetary system. more
Washington Post February 23, 2009 A former British resident released after seven years in detention, more than four of them at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, arrived back in London on Monday and issued a statement alleging that the United States government had subjected him to years of “medieval” torture. more