PARIS — Europeans might have reason to feel disappointed with Barack Obama. The American president arrives this week in Europe to pick up his N...
New York Times | JOHN VINOCUR | Posted 11.16.2009 | World
Why would an American president not come to a celebration marking the fall of the Berlin Wall, and with it, the triumphant end of the Cold War -- one ...
globalpost.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | World
NEW YORK With regard to Europe, at least, everything old may be new again. Donald Rumsfeld stirred a hornet's nest ahead of the Iraq War in 2003 when...
Ethan Pack | Posted 06.08.2009 | World
If there is a Hezbullah victory in Lebanon, the U.S. and E.U. will have to decide whether to deal with a functional, elected Arab government despite its militant antagonism toward Israel.
Suat Kiniklioglu | Posted 05.14.2009 | World
My colleagues and I in the Turkish Parliament are rolling up our sleeves because we feel it is time to channel the excitement of our new beginning into a momentum for real partnership.
AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.08.2009 | World
ISTANBUL, Turkey — President Barack Obama heralded a "new chapter of American engagement" with the world on Tuesday and vowed to forge new relat...
Kamran Pasha | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
As I listened to Obama's speech, I heard one word repeated countless times. Respect. It is a word that Muslims have craved to hear from American leaders.
AP | TOM RAUM and JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics
ANKARA, Turkey — Declaring the U.S. "is not and never will be at war with Islam," President Barack Obama worked Monday to mend frayed ties with ...
Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 05.06.2009 | World
Here in Istanbul yesterday, I heard chants and shouts of "Obama!" followed by "Amrika" and the rest I couldn't translate. I learned later they were chanting "Obama, Go Home!"
Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.06.2009 | World
What was missing at the G-20 was a true revolution in the thinking of the global financial and political elites. And that will not happen without either more inspired leadership at the top or more pressure from below.
Nathan Gardels | Posted 05.06.2009 | World
The new Obama administration has assigned such pivotal importance to Turkey because it is the great experiment in the world today of both non-Western and post-secular modernity.
The Guardian | Ian Traynor and Patrick Wintour in Strasbourg, Ewen Macaskill in Washington | Posted 05.05.2009 | World
Barack Obama yesterday announced a radical drive aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons, as the focus of his European visit switched from finan...
AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics
STRASBOURG, France — Who knew Europe had so many Americans? President Barack Obama found out when he held a town-hall meeting for German and Fr...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics
Urging a common effort to restructure the world economy and rebuild international alliances, President Barack Obama did not hesitate on Friday to call...
AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 05.03.2009 | World
LONDON — Leaders from around the globe made headway Thursday on tackling the world's worst financial crisis since the 1930s, with signs of agree...
Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.02.2009 | World
Barack Obama arrived in London last night for the start of his eight-day, five-country trip. He has begun meetings with British Prime Minister Gordon ...
AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics
UPDATE: LONDON - President Barack Obama has arrived in Europe, with a hefty economic and political agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic s...
Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 04.30.2009 | World
I have just returned from an eight day visit to Turkey and I can confirm that Barack Obama is now considered in Turkey to be the virtual president of our planet.
AP | KAREL JANICEK | Posted 04.24.2009 | World
PRAGUE — The Czech government collapsed Tuesday after losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote over its handling of the economic crisis. It wa...
SPIEGEL | Posted 04.05.2009 | World
With Hillary Clinton's visit to Brussels, Washington is set to begin its European charm offensive. President Obama and Vice President Biden also plan ...
David A. Andelman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics
The all but unanimous conclusion from my time taking calls from folks on Radio France was a simple one: "Barack Obama is 'le rock star.'"
Howard Wolinsky | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago
Friends who are Obama critics view him as a machine politician, a different breed from Fightin' Shirley Chisholm. But the view outside the USA is different. Obama comes off as the candidate of the world, at least Europe.
Bryan Galvan | Posted 08.13.2008 | Home
MADRID -- In the wake of the "Obamania" that followed the Illinois senator through the Middle East and Europe, it's surprising that many here still se...
Bill Curry | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics
If we want America to adopt a new strategy, we must lay it out in fearless detail. That means not spending most of a big speech, or a campaign, validating the false premises of the opposition.
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.05.2008 | Media
Desperate to find some fault, the "balanced reporting" on a series of events that was clearly a major "one-sided" success, the media complained that Obama's speech in Berlin lacked specifics.
AP | DEBORAH SEWARD | Posted 12.07.2009 | World