World Leaders Pledge $1.1 Trillion for Crisis

New York Times April 2, 2009 Struggling to bridge deep divides over how to revive a paralyzed global economy, the leaders of the world’s largest economies agreed Thursday to bail out developing countries, stimulate world trade and regulate financial firms more stringently. But President Obama conceded that there were “no guarantees” that those measures would […]

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Nato summit faces Afghan test

Financial Times April 2, 2009 When President Barack Obama sits down for dinner on Friday night with his fellow leaders in the Nato alliance, few diplomats expect him to start berating Europeans over the contribution they are making – or not making – to the mission in Afghanistan. more

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G20 leaders accused over toxic assets

Financial Times April 1, 2009 World leaders at the G20 summit on Thursday are ducking the critical issue of cleaning up the toxic assets poisoning the banking system and risk prolonging the worst global recession in generations, the International Monetary Fund chief warned on Wednesday. more

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NATO Ruled by Fear as It Picks a Chief

New York Times April 1, 2009 When government leaders gather for the NATO summit meeting in France and Germany on Friday, they will have lost a great opportunity to change the way the alliance’s secretary general is chosen. They will have had no discussion about what NATO’s new political boss will bring to an alliance […]

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