Posted by testap on March 23, 2008
New York Times
March 17, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Sunday that the United States, in order to calm Moscow’s concerns over a proposed missile-defense system in Europe, would promise not to turn on elements of it until Iran had demonstrated it had a missile capable of reaching Europe. more
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Posted by testap on March 23, 2008
Ha’aretz
March 19, 2008
Experts said the deal, worth an estimated 20 billion euros, may signal a renewed willingness by European companies to do business with Iran in the wake of a U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that essentially eliminated the possibility of an American military strike on Iran. more
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Posted by testap on March 23, 2008
Foreign Policy in Focus
March 21, 2008
NATO stands at a crossroads: the 26-member alliance is simultaneously engaged in the most difficult military mission it has ever undertaken – its first ever ground war – while also undergoing pressure to transform itself in an uncertain world. In particular, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is being widely held up as the ultimate test of the Alliance in its post-Cold War incarnation. Success in Afghanistan, it is claimed, will also secure the future of the alliance, while failure could lead to a muted 60th anniversary next year and even an end to NATO itself. more
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Posted by testap on March 23, 2008
New York Times
March 23, 2008
Senator John McCain’s trip abroad this week — which took him from the Middle East to No. 10 Downing Street to the Élysée Palace here — was more than just a Congressional fact-finding trip, or even a candidate’s attempt to appear statesmanlike. more
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Posted by testap on March 23, 2008
Agence France-Presse
March 22, 2008
Republican nominee John McCain said in an interview published Saturday the United States must show it is listening to its European allies while also standing firm on issues like the war in Afghanistan. more
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Posted by testap on February 24, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle
February 17, 2008
Americans and all other travelers entering Europe would have to be fingerprinted under a plan approved this week by the European Union. But don’t start readying your thumb yet: The plan must be approved by all 27 member nations and wouldn’t go into effect until 2013. more
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Posted by testap on February 24, 2008
New York Times
February 21, 2008
In an embarrassing reversal, Britain admitted Thursday its overseas territory had twice been used by the United States as a refueling stop for the secret transfer of two terrorism suspects. more
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