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Energy Lessons for Europe and the U.S. from the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo

Charles D. Ferguson | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Charles D. Ferguson

While feeling angry is justified in a crisis, the governments would be best advised not to get mad at Russia but to get more secure in energy supplies and smarter in energy usage.

Europe's Hopeful Over Obama -- But Fretful About Its Own New President

David Paul Appell | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
David Paul Appell

The Euro-presidency is admittedly a largely ceremonial job, and what can be accomplished in just six months is fairly limited. So why then should Americans care?

European Nations May Accept Guantanamo Detainees

washingtonpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military pris...

European Nations May Accept Guantanamo Detainees

washingtonpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military pris...

Message from Poznan: Time for Mass Mobilization to Stop Global Warming Emissions

Betsy Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Betsy Taylor

It's going to take a lot more than the... chaotic process I watched in Poznan over the past two weeks for us to cut global warming emissions as deeply and quickly as scientists say is necessary.

Krugman Takes On "Frau Nein" Angela Merkel For Blocking European Stimulus

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

So here's the situation: the economy is facing its worst slump in decades. The usual response to an economic downturn, cutting interest rates, isn't w...

EU: Conflict Over How To Tackle Climate Change

The Guardian | Ian Traynor | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

European leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday for a crunch summit, acutely divided over how to deliver on pledges to combat global warming almost tw...

EU Votes To Upgrade Israel Relations Despite Arab Lobbying

Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

The European Union's 27 foreign ministers unanimously approved upgrading relations with Israel on Monday, despite vigorous efforts by the Palestinian ...

EU To Accept 10,000 Iraqi Refugees

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

The European Union says it is ready to accept up to 10,000 Iraqi refugees, many of whom are living in extreme hardship in Jordan and Syria. The agree...

Governors' Global Climate Summit: Thinking As One Planet

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Paige Donner

What was heard at the Governor's Global Climate Summit, held earlier this week in Los Angeles, was a chorus of international voices.

EU To Vote On Honey Bee "Recovery Zones" With Bee-Friendly Flowers

Reuters | Pete Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

STRASBOURG, France - Honey bees, whose numbers are falling, must be given flowery "recovery zones" in Europe's farmlands to aid their survival, a lead...

European Leaders Agree To Inject Cash Into Banks

New York Times | DAVID JOLLY and KATRIN BENNHOLD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

European financial and political leaders agreed late Sunday to a plan that would inject billions of euros into their banks in a bid to restore confide...

Treacherous Behaviour: Russia, China and Iran

Hannah Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Hannah Fisher

Without hard-hitting sanctions, military action against Iran is inevitable. Dealing with the vice of Iran now is unpleasant, but dealing with a nuclear Iran will be a thousand times worse.

Iran's Positive Response and the High Possibility of a Military Strike

Omid Memarian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Omid Memarian

The EU and U.S. know that sanctions cannot destroy but only weaken Iran's vast economy, given that rising oil prices have tripled Iran's revenue during the past two years.

EU Lifts Cuba Sanctions

AP | JAN SLIVA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union on Thursday agreed to lift its diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposed tough conditions on the com...

Way to Win Hearts and Minds

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sam Sedaei

Regardless of one's belief about Israel, violence is not the answer and both HAMAS and Israel need to be condemned for their appeal to violence to advance their cause.

Bush, EU Threaten Iran With New Sanctions

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

KRANJ, Slovenia — President Bush claimed progress Tuesday in his legacy-shaping drive to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, winning Europ...

US Airlines Told To Go Green Or Lose Flights To EU

Guardian UK | Dan Milmo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

US airlines must pay for their carbon dioxide emissions or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner warned yesterda...

EU Skeptical on Microsoft Sharing Plan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

BRUSSELS, Belgium — European Union regulators are expressing skepticism over Microsoft's latest offer to share more information about its produc...

EU Close To Approving Google's DoubleClick Deal

Bloomberg | Matthew Newman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Google Inc. hasn't received formal objections from European Union regulators about its proposed $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc., three peopl...

Apple Scraps Europe iTunes Policy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Apple Inc. has agreed to scrap its online pricing policies across Europe for its iTunes music downloads, the European Union said Wednesday. The maker...

2 EU Diplomats Expelled From Afghanistan For Allegedly Meeting With Taliban

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

The Afghan government expelled two senior European diplomats Thursday on accusations they held unauthorized meetings with Taliban militants, official...

EU Investigating Google Doubleclick Deal

Washington Post | Molly Moore | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

European regulators are investigating whether a proposed merger of the Internet search engine Google and the dominant online advertiser DoubleClick wo...

Traditionalists Gag At EU's New Wine Production Rules

AP | Raf Casert | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Feeling sustained heat from New World upstarts, Old Europe revamped its wine industry Wednesday with a groundbreaking agreement certain to cause tradi...

EU: China Making Progress On Toy Safety

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

China has made "considerable progress" in tackling exports of dangerous toys and other products after a string of recalls, the European Union's consum...