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New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2009

Will Summit Week End European Obamamania?

By James Joyner

Barack Obama has headed to Europe for a few days of summitry, marking the new president’s first visit to that continent since taking office.  In all likelihood, it will also mark the beginning of the end of the unreasonable expectations for a sudden transformation of transatlantic relations.

New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2009

“Yellow Card” for Turkey’s AK Party?

By Valerie Nichols

Sunday’s local elections in Turkey resulted in another Justice and Development Party (AKP) victory.  Winning just shy of forty percent of the national vote was, however, less than what Recep Tayyip Erdogan hoped for.  As BBC notes, “The prime minister had boasted that his party would surpass the 47% share of the vote it gained […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2009

Ricks’ The Gamble: Much Better Than Fiasco

By Magnus Nordenman

Thomas Ricks’ new book The Gamble is an excellent account of how the US strategy in Iraq changed in late 2006 in response to the near disaster that was the US occupation of Iraq starting in 2003.

New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2009

Why Climate Change Is So Hard

By Robert Manning

As climate negotiators gather in Bonn for a key preparatory meeting for the UN post-Kyoto climate talks in Copenhagen next December, international expectations are high that the Obama administration will bring the U.S. back into the fold. 

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2009

G20 Expectations: The View from Europe

By Valerie Nichols

European expectations about the upcoming G20 summit are rapidly on the decline.  Although most European nations began preparations with a relatively rosy outlook, many are now warning against an all-encompassing economic agreement coming out of the summit.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2009

Obama: Need to Refocus on Al Qaeda

By James Joyner

President Obama told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the Bush administration had lost its focus in Afghanistan and that his team will “refocus attention on al Qaeda.”

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2009

Erdogan Says Rasmussen Pick Would Damage NATO

By James Joyner

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, widely seen as the faraway front runner to replace Jaap de Hoop Scheffer as NATO secretary-general, came under fire this weekend from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AP:

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2009

Irish Politics Go to the Toilet

By Valerie Nichols

The UK press has been having a field day with a caricatures of the Irish premier in a compromising if not at all uncommon situation.  While the controversy is admittedly entertaining, it poses some interesting questions about the limits of political expression.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2009

Brown Global Stimulus Plea Falls on Deaf Ears

By James Joyner

Gordon Brown’s call for a “global new deal,” in which the G20 leaders would provide more than $2 trillion in stimulus to fight the global recession, is finding no takers in Europe.  

Economy & Business United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Mar 28, 2009

Obama’s Afghanistan Plan: What’s So New About It?

By James Joyner

President Obama’s new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has won the backhanded praise of Hamid Karzai, who termed it “better than we were expecting.”  Gordon Brown has lauded the plan as well and called for NATO to do more.

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