The Hon. George Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator Sam Nunn (Co-Chair, USA – The Atlantic Partnership) spoke over breakfast in the Rosebery Room at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel in London.

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

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

President Bush assured Georgia’s president Mikhail Saakashvili on Wednesday that he will press at the NATO summit next month to put Georgia on track for membership in the alliance. more

The United States’ resistance to international efforts to fight climate change is linked to Europe’s growing competitive advantage in the renewable energies sector, Germany’s deputy environment minister said on Monday. more

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

The “Open Skies” trans-Atlantic aviation agreement set to go into effect next weekend between the United States and the European Union might be the best thing for air travelers since deregulation of the U.S. airline industry in 1978. more

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

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

A new treaty between the United States and Belgium to avoid double taxation has entered into force on December 28, 2007. more