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Who said the special relationship was dead?
Saturday, 5 December 2009
George W. Bush and Tony Blair were "shoulder to shoulder" – but with David Miliband and Hillary Clinton, it is more a case of "eye to eye", as the world can see from these pictures taken yesterday as Nato foreign ministers convened in Brussels.
Obama's Nato allies to send 7,000 troops
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Barack Obama's Nato allies yesterday pledged about 7,000 additional troops as part of a fresh military surge in Afghanistan. The offers of additional troops were made at Nato headquarters amid strong pressure from Washington on the Alliance to help "turn the tide" against the Taliban.
UK 'suddenly' let in on Bush war plans
Saturday, 5 December 2009
US military leaders opened up after Blair met President at Texas ranch
Italy to provide 1,000 troops for Obama's surge in Afghanistan
Friday, 4 December 2009
Italy will send around 1,000 additional soldiers to Afghanistan as part of US President Barack Obama's planned troop increase, the Italian Defence Minister, Ignazio La Russa, said in an interview published yesterday.
US may come to regret its pledge to withdraw
Thursday, 3 December 2009
As Barack Obama's strategy is unveiled, Patrick Cockburn assesses its chances of success in the fight against the Taliban
European allies fail to meet Obama's demands
Thursday, 3 December 2009
America's European allies have signalled their ambivalence over President Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy with troop commitments that fall well short of the 10,000 new soldiers sought by Washington.
Obama's pledge: they'll be home in three years
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Strict conditions attached as President dispatches more troops to Afghanistan
Anger as Commonwealth cuts funding for Aids fight
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Although 60 per cent of sufferers live in member countries, organisation has turned its back on the cause.
China sets ambitious target on emissions
Friday, 27 November 2009
Beijing announces it will cut rate of carbon output growth by 40 per cent
The Big Question: What is the Commonwealth's role, and is it relevant to global politics?
Thursday, 26 November 2009
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