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Obama to Paris, Berlin, London

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

After much speculation, Barack Obama’s team has announced he will travel to Europe this summer  — to Paris, Berlin, and London (the dates have not yet been announced for security reasons, although the London stop … Continue Reading…

The Irish “Nay”: Is the Lisbon treaty the first multilateral domino to fall?

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Multilateral clubs are teeteringPicture a long line of dominoes, each one representing one of the globe’s special clubs, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, and so on. At … Continue Reading…

Is the transatlantic economy faring better now than it will post-Bush?

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Despite the strains on the transatlantic relationship caused by events like the Iraq war—as evidenced in public opinion studies, like GMF’s Transatlantic Trends—optimism is rising about improved relations with a new U.S. administration in 2009. But underlying the political aspect of the relationship has been a flourishing economic … Continue Reading…

Migration and Immigration Forum Begins

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

“We are freezing, but we are very excited to be here” was the reaction of the first group of American, African and European TFMI participants descending from the airport shuttle bus and pulling their suitcases across the gravel to Castle Hotel … Continue Reading…