Category: Blogs

Want to Save Dodd-Frank? Consider TTIP

By Chris Brummer

Perhaps the last thing Democrats want to do, after all the hard work of getting Dodd-Frank through Congress, is to consider including financial services in upcoming trade talks with Europe. But it might be the best way to preserve the effectiveness of financial reforms.

European Commission Orders Bugging Sweep after US Spying Claims

By Peter Spiegel and Quentin Peel, Financial Times

From Peter Spiegel and Quentin Peel, Financial Times:  The European Commission has ordered a sweep of its facilities in Brussels following revelations that US intelligence agencies have been tapping data feeds and bugging communications of EU offices and missions.

Alliances and American Power in the 21st Century

By Joseph S. Nye Jr., Washington Post

From Joseph S. Nye Jr., Washington Post:   [G]iven our energy resources, the U.S. economy will be less vulnerable than the Chinese economy to external shocks.

Live Updates from Egypt – July 1

We have completed live blogging for the day but will update as events happen. 

Top News: Egyptian Military Gives Forty-Eight Hour Ultimatum to Brotherhood, Political Forces

In a televised statement, Monday evening, the armed forces announced that they are giving all political forces forty-eight hours as a last chance to solve the ongoing problems, or else the armed forces will have to announce a new roadmap for the future, and will enforce certain measures with the help of all factions including […]

French President: US Spying Threatens Free-Trade Talks

By Frank Jordans and Sarah DiLorenzo, AP

From Frank Jordans and Sarah DiLorenzo, AP:  French President Francois Hollande demanded on Monday that the United States immediately stop its alleged eavesdropping on European Union diplomats

Top News: Egyptian Military Gives Forty-Eight-Hour Ultimatum to Brotherhood, Political Forces

The armed forces are giving all political forces forty-eight hours as a last chance to address ongoing problems, or else the armed forces will announce a new roadmap for the future, and will enforce certain measures with the help of all factions including the youth, without excluding anyone.

Former NSA Director Defends US Spying on Allies

By Stephen Castle and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Stephen Castle and Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  European officials and politicians reacted angrily on Sunday to reports that the United States has been spying on its European Union allies

Europeans are Furious Over Reports of Spying by US on Its Allies

By Claus Hecking and Stefan Schultz, Spiegel

From Claus Hecking and Stefan Schultz, Spiegel:  Europeans are furious. Revelations that the US intelligence service National Security Agency (NSA) targeted the European Union and several European countries with its far-reaching spying activities have led to angry reactions from several senior EU and German politicians.

Syria: The Allies Angle

By Frederic C. Hof

Allies and friends of the United States around the world are intensively watching the reaction of Washington to the effects of chaos in Syria on American allies and friends within reach of the Assad regime’s survive-through-terror campaign.