international

I am sufficiently concerned about John McCain and his foreign policy creds to write a blurb about his anti-Russia rhetoric and its likely effect now that Russia is on a rampage in Georgia.My colleague Lisa Lerer, traveling with McCain,…

Haven't we been told time and again that much of the oil price rise was due to to external event risk like political instability and war? Well we've got this is spades and oil is still falling. Today, Russia has launched a war against its…

America's security concerns due to terrorism are having unwanted side effects in relations with the EU. Handelsblatt, the German newspaper is reporting that visa requirements for some EU citizens is causing the EU to retaliate with visa…

America's security concerns due to terrorism are having unwanted side effects in relations with the EU. Handelsblatt, the German newspaper is reporting that visa requirements for some EU citizens is causing the EU to retaliate with visa…

Apparently, the Bush administration isn't just waterboarding its detainees; it's doing much, much more. I can't hope this book will get enough press because the American people are completely apathetic, but this is a travesty. Does it…

For my German-speaking readers, I have found an excellent country-by-country look at inflation and its effect and outcome in the Financial Times Deutschland. Specific countries covered are the Euro-Zone as a whole, Germany, Belgium the UK,…

Earlier today in the news, it was revealed that our top man in the military in the Middle East, William J. Fallon has asked to retire and resign from his post (see story)This story may seem innocuous and of little to no consequence at a…