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New Atlanticist

Mar 17, 2009

Cartoon: Obama Rejects Churchill

By James Joyner

Cartoonist Mike Lester of the Rome (Georgia – USA) News-Tribune weighs in rather late on the “Did Obama snub Gordon Brown?” and “Is the Special Relationship in Trouble?” debates that so occupied the press a couple of weeks back.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 17, 2009

Financial Crisis Result of Male Domination?

By James Joyner

Liar’s Poker author Michael Lewis argues in the April Vanity Fair that the male domination of the financial sectors in Iceland was a major contributors to the spectacular collapse of its banking system.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 17, 2009

Canada Loosens Environmental Regs for Stimulus

By James Joyner

Canada has decided to bypass the normal environmental regulations in order to speed up projects aimed at stimulating the economy, drawing the ire of activist groups.

New Atlanticist

Mar 16, 2009

Pakistan Capitulates to Protestors, Reinstates Judge

By James Joyner

Pakistan’s government has agree to reinstate ousted Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhamad Chaudry in an effort to defuse violent protests in Lahore that have the country in turmoil.

Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Mar 16, 2009

US and Germany Sign Homeland Defense Technology Sharing Agreement

By James Joyner

The United States and Germany have agreed to share technologies related to homeland defense, in a first step toward a possible wider transatlantic framework. 

Germany United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2009

G20 Leaders Proclaim Consensus Without Achieving It

By James Joyner

The G20 ministers ended their meetings yesterday proclaiming consensus and pledging to cooperate in solving the financial crisis.  This, despite their being very little consensus among the G20 leaders on what policies to take and no agreement being reached that will have meaningful policy impact.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2009

EU Hands Chad Mission to UN

By James Joyner

The European Union has handed over command of the peacekeeping mission in Chad to the United Nations. 

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New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2009

Russia Considers Caribbean Based Bombers

By James Joyner

A senior Russian general says his country is contemplating basing strategic bombers in the Caribbean, either on a Venezuelan island or Cuba. 

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New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2009

Switzerland to Cooperate on Tax Evasion

By James Joyner

Switzerland, long a destination for international criminals wishing to launder money and evade taxes, is finally relenting to pressure from the United States and other Western states to conform to international law. 

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2009

Obama Repeating Bush Mistakes in South Asia?

By James Joyner

Juan Cole, a leading historian of the Islamic world and fervent critic of the Bush administration’s policies, tells Harper‘s Scott Collins that he’s not so pleased with the Obama administration’s policies, either.

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