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Foreign Policy

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First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 40 Documents (in Politics)

Vaira Vike-Freiberga

Divided EU leaders no closer to consensus on names for top jobs

Brussels European Union leaders were expected to gather for a high-tension summit last night, divided over who should be appointed to two of Europe's most important jobs and how the selection process should be carried out.Tony BarberFormer Latvia president ... [Gulf News - 20 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Latvia, Herman van Rompuy

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 25 Documents

European Union: Now to make it work

Are Herman van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton the best of all available choices as the European Union council president and the high representative on foreign policy respectively? Undoubtedly not. Yet they are competent people and they are the choices that the ... [Guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago]

Entities: European Union, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Labor Unions, Foreign Policy, Brussels

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 13 Documents

Tony Blair

UK drops Blair, picks Ashton for EU role (AFP)

AFP/File – Britain's Catherine Ashton, seen here in May 2009, was on Thursday named the European Union's …1 hr 39 mins agoBRUSSELS (AFP) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday gave up his bid to secure the job of EU president for Tony Blair but won ... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Tony Blair, European Union, Brussels, United Kingdom, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

European Union's presidency...

Prime Minister George Papandreou (left) speaks with his counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden, which currently holds the European Union's rotating presidency. The two men were speaking ahead of an EU leaders' summit in Brussels to decide who would be ... [eKathimerini.com - 9 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, George Papandreou, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Herman van Rompuy, Fredrik Reinfeldt

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents

European Union

Belgium Prime Minister Picked as European President

BRUSSELS Meeting to decide who will represent them on the global stage, the European Unions 27 leaders chose two low-key candidates with little international experience on Thursday, after Britain finally abandoned its campaign to install Tony Blair ... [New York Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Foreign Policy, Belgium, European Union

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Henry Kissinger

EU has one number for foreign policy

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Union on Thursday evening (19 November) said it had solved the long-standing question of whom the US secretary of state should call with foreign policy problems, but admitted the situation may not be so clear in other ... [EUobserver - 11/20/2009]

Entities: European Union, Foreign Policy, Henry Kissinger, José Manuel Barroso

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 10 Documents (in Politics)

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

Tories will work with new EU chiefs

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's opposition Conservatives said Thursday they would work with the EU's new president and foreign policy supremo, despite opposing the treaty that created the positions.Conservative foreign affairs spokesman William Hague congratulated ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]

Entities: European Union, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Lisbon Treaty, William Hague

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 5 Documents

Clinton has to work on relationship with Obama

A bond between president and the secretary of state helps when it comes to executing foreign policy. While Mrs Clinton's relationship with Mr Obama is cordial, one would be hard-pressed to call them buddies ... [FT.com - US - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Foreign Policy

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Backgrounder: Top candidates for EU foreign policy chief

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponThe European Union (EU) was to hold a special summit Thursday in Brussels to decide new appointments to three top jobs under the Lisbon Tre ... [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Foreign Policy, European Union, Olli Rehn, European Commissioner

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents

Major Powers To Meet On Iran Nuclear Issue Friday

Representatives from major world powers will meet in Brussels Friday to discuss developments with Iran's nuclear program, E.U. foreign policy chief Javier Solana's office said Thursday. 'I can confirm to that tomorrow in Brussels there will be a meeting ... [Energia.gr - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Iran, Javier Solana, Brussels, European Union

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Barack Obama and Foreign Policy by Biography

The Washington Post writes today about the limits of Obama's biography in foreign policy. The paper's story notes that Obama talked extensively about his biography and personal experiences in Asia, then asks:But is his biography-as-diplomacy approach ... [The New Republic Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Leon Wieseltier, Hillary Clinton

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 6 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Politics)

India PM heads to U.S. in test of ties with Obama (Reuters)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) India's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on global issues such as climate change and trade. Manmohan Singh's three-day ... [Yahoo! News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: India, Pakistan, New Delhi (India)

Quotes

Iran's U N Ambassador, Mohammad Khazaee, denounced the resolution as 'politically charged and motivated' and full of false claims. "Abusing the U N human rights mechanisms for short sighted political experiences reduces the highly valued concept of human rights into a tool of foreign policy for certain countries. This has created an atmosphere of confrontation and polarization which would only erode the capacity of the United Nations for the meaningful promotion of human rights" he said. Many of the member states that abstained or cast 'no' votes said they are opposed to resolutions that single out specific countries for censure...

UN GA Condemns Post-Election Abuses in Iran [GlobalSecurity.org - 59 mins ago]

...Richard Whitman, associate fellow for Europe, said: "In Beijing, Moscow and Washington policy-makers and analysts will be hard pressed to discern anything from these appointments. Neither seems to signal any clear intent for a new direction and character for the EU or the future direction of its foreign policy."

Herman who? The world greets new EU President [The Independent - 1 hour ago]

...a steelier voice on Iran, warning that its refusal to accept the offer of enriching its uranium overseas could trigger international sanctions " within weeks ", and he claimed that his twin-track approach of negotiating while ramping up pressure was attracting extraordinary international unity. Extraordinary unity? The administration needs China and Russia to get fresh action approved by the UN, but the Chinese president Hu Jintao, made no public mention of sanctions at all, while the Russians have been deliberately vague, and their military establishment continues to regard Iran as a good neighbour. The deep reservations of both Moscow and Beijing about sanctions are likely to make the next round symbolic – travel bans, rather than anything affecting oil and gas. There is little iron inside the velvet glove. China is more likely to stand firm on North Korea, but Mr Obama's determination to isolate a regime which lurches from firing rockets to negotiation could be scuppered by the need to deal with an approaching famine there. Towards the end of his tour, the US president showed welcome flexibility over the hated American military base on the island of Okinawa, but then triggered a great row back home with the misconstrued low bow to the Japanese emperor. China used Mr Obama's appearances like an exotic foreign film, dubbing over his critical utterances on human rights and currency misalignments and turning up the volume for the warm words. So China got what it wanted; the remaining question is whether Mr Obama got anything in return. There was no bankable pledge to revalue the yuan, only a commitment to working closely in partnership on economics, climate and Iran. This slow-burn diplomacy is valuable, but it is no substitute for cutting deals in the political-capital stakes. No one expects the waters to part when Mr Obama arrives. His difficulty in making headway reflects the miserable foreign policy legacy of George Bush. Afghanistan's continuing military stalemate continues to weaken the American hand. The pressure to show solid results is rapidly building, but Mr Obama must not allow it to force him into rash muscle-flexing, which will lead to a familiar destination of more conflict. Mr Obama needs to hold his nerve and stay true to his instincts. Barack Obama ObamaObama administration United States China guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds "

President Obama: A little less conversation? [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago]

"Tomorrow (Friday) in Brussels there will be a meeting of the three-plus-three at the level of political directors, hosted by the European Union" said Cristina Gallach, spokeswoman of E U foreign policy chief Javier Solana

Political: Major Powers To Weigh Sanctions, Iran Dismisses Threats [Forex TV - 2 hours ago]

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A decisive moment [The News International - 2 hours ago]
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Ambition behind Ashton's elevation [FT.com - Brussels - 2 hours ago]
Getting the history right [Calcutta Telegraph - 2 hours ago]
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EU Who? [The New Republic Online - 3 hours ago]
European disappointment [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
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Medvedev congratulates van Rompuy, Lady Ashton [Itar Tass - 4 hours ago]

Blogs

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President Obama: A little less conversation? [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago] Ineluctably, a worm is turning deep inside President Barack Obama's policy of constructive engagement. Mr Obama needs something, somewhere to go right. He has filled ...
European Union: Now to make it work [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago] Are Herman van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton the best of all available choices as the European Union council president and the high representative on foreign policy respectively? ...
EU Who? [The New Republic - The Plank Feed - 3 hours ago] Today the European Union finds itself with two new top leaders--Herman Van Rompuy, the EU’s first president, and Catherine Ashton, the new high representative ...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 3 hours ago] The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Increased Tension Over Iran's Program SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently ...
Voting for failure in Afghanistan \| Stephen Kinzer [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago] By forcing a flawed model of democracy on Afghans, the US has made Afghanistan less stable and less democraticThe fiasco of the elections in Afghanistan has been ...

Audio/Video

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New EU Figures Not Household Names [Associated Press - YouTube - 8 hours ago]
King questions al Qaeda experts on Muslim leade... [Homeland Security Committee - YouTube Channel - 8 hours ago]
EU's new foreign policy chief speaks to Al Jazeera [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 15 hours ago]
Al Jazeera speaks to the EU foreign policy chief [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 23 hours ago]
AG Holder on the Hill: KSM, GITMO [ABC News - YouTube - 11/19/2009]

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