HANOI, Vietnam — Over the next week, this blog space will see some posts from Vietnam and Cambodia, where a few GMF staffers are accompanying a group of American and European journalists to the region to look at trade, development, aid, economics, and other issues. We’ll attempt to get at the challenges and opportunities facing [...]

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WASHINGTON — Warm relations between the President and Europe are expected to continue as Bush prepares to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Crawford, Texas ranch. GMF’s John K. Glenn, director of foreign policy, comments in this latest story from Reuters.

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PARIS — In front of the French National Assembly, answering MP’s (essentially from the socialist ranks) criticism about President Sarkozy’s visit to the United States, French Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner attempted to clarify France’s position. “We are not aligned on U.S. policies, let me be strong on this ( €¦) Multilateralism is still our [...]

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PARIS – President Sarkozy’s visit to the U.S. has triggered political reactions. According to Socialist Party leader François Hollande, “One can be friend of the U.S. without falling in love with the American model €¦. We can not agree with President Sarkozy preparing public opinion and France’s partners, step by step, to France’s full reintegration [...]

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WASHINGTON — With French president Nicolas Sarkozy in Washington, Reuters put out this story featuring comments from GMF’s John K. Glenn, director of foreign policy.

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