A top American defense official says she sought to reassure her Chinese counterparts that U.S. moves to strengthen its military ties in Asia are not aimed at containing China. U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy told reporters in Beijing, Thursday, she and Chinese military officials discussed a wide range of issues in their annual meeting. [...]
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December 8, 2011
December 8, 2011
US politics live blog: GOP candidates at Republican Jewish Coalition
Good morning: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and the Republican presidential contenders – minus Ron Paul – are together in Washington DC today to address the Republican Jewish Coalition, and pitching their foreign policy credentials. The forum comes at a critical moment for Mitt Romney’s campaign, struggling to weather the comebacke by Newt Gingrich in the [...]
December 6, 2011
Ron Paul excluded from Republican Jewish Coalition forum
The Republican Jewish Coalition has barred Ron Paul, one of the party’s leading presidential contenders, from its forum for the candidates on Wednesday because of his “misguided and extreme views” on Israel. Paul, who consistently ranks among the favourites in polls of Republican primary voters despite strong libertarian views that have alienated many in his [...]
December 3, 2011
December 3, 2011
US urges Israel to end isolation in Middle East
US defence secretary Leon Panetta has urged Israel to “reach out and mend fences” with Turkey, Egypt and other security partners in the Middle East, saying he is troubled by the Jewish state’s growing isolation in the volatile region. In a speech at a Brookings Institution forum in Washington, Panetta said that while Israel is [...]
November 12, 2011
US Officials See Trade Progress, Share Global Concerns at APEC
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk says talks by Asia Pacific trade ministers, who have been meeting this week in Hawaii, have been productive. On Saturday and Sunday, the leaders of the 21 economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will be featured. The exchanges have focused on trade, and senior officials, including U.S. Secretary [...]
November 9, 2011
US, China, Russia to Join Asian Leaders For Summit in Bali
Next week (November 14-19), leaders from 18 nations will gather in Indonesia’s island, Bali, for the sixth annual East Asia summit. The regional economic and security forum has steadily gained in importance in recent years and this year for the first time includes the leaders of the United States, Russia and China. The host nation [...]
November 3, 2011
Obama Meets with European Leaders on Debt Crisis
President Barack Obama has arrived in France for the G20 economic summit. Europe’s debt crisis is adding urgency to the gathering and to the president’s Thursday meetings with European leaders. President Obama arrived in Cannes with Europe’s debt problems on his mind. The crisis, which spread from Greece, is likely to dominate the two-day summit [...]
October 27, 2011
October 25, 2011
McCain raises prospect of military option in Syria
October 23, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis McCain raises prospect of military option in Syria 23 Oct 2011 US Senator John McCain raised the prospect Sunday of possible armed intervention to protect civilians in Syria. “Now that military operations in Libya are ending, there will be renewed focus on what practical military operations might be considered [...]
September 28, 2011
Chamber of Commerce, Bloomberg Push Immigration Reform
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pushing what they see as a bipartisan way to create jobs and improve the nation’s economic outlook: attract and keep highly skilled immigrant workers and entrepreneurs. In a forum Wednesday morning, Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue said many people assume immigrants [...]