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US praises EU sanctions on Iran oil - Australia joins fight
Article | January 24, 2012 - 3:32pm

On 23 January, Europe decided to begin a boycott on Iranian oil, signalling that the country's second-largest market is likely to dry up as part of a U.S.-led sanctions campaign that has already inflicted serious damage on Iran's economy and sharply increased tensions.

Comment | Oil, gas and pipelines
Oil, gas and pipelines
Unemployment benefits - gains and losses
Blog entry | January 24, 2012 - 10:11am

If you are out of work in the US, then you are usually staring down a barrel of a fixed period where you would be eligible to claim unemployment benefits -  with European governments looking to save their money this ‘tough-love’ policy on those collecting benefits may well be a consideration.

Comment | United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The 'grey right hope'
Article | January 23, 2012 - 4:23pm

Straight from the dead and into the race, that appears to be the modus operandi of the campaign ran by the former Speaker of the Congress Newt Gingrich in these Republican primaries.

Comment | Person Career
Person Career
GOP race at tipping point?
Article | January 19, 2012 - 6:10pm

Things in the Republican primary elections got complicated again after recounts in Iowa showed that Rick Santorum actually had more votes than Mitt Romney [with 8 precincts missing] and Rick Perry's decision to withdraw from the race, endorsing Newt Gingrich.

Comment | Person Career
Person Career
US joins EU-led fight to clean up space
Article | January 18, 2012 - 11:36am

The United States has pledged to join an EU-led effort to develop a 'space code of conduct' that would set rules for orbiting spacecraft and for mitigating the growing problem of orbiting debris.

Comment | Science & Research
Science & Research
SOPA and PIPA threaten free internet [ANALYSIS]
Article | January 18, 2012 - 11:35am

It is the day of protests against two US Congress bills, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, which would, opponents claim censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the US.

Comment | Tech
Tech
NATO anti-missile defence system finds home in Turkey
Article | January 17, 2012 - 1:42pm

A senior Turkish opposition leader criticized Ankara for deciding to host the NATO's defence shield. Specifically, it is an early warning radar station that is part of NATO's controversial missile defence system.

Comment | Ankara
Ankara
US: Huntsman drops out of race and endorses Romney
Article | January 16, 2012 - 5:22pm
Comment | Utah
Utah
Standard & Poor's decision: Out of proportion and out of line
Article | January 14, 2012 - 5:06pm

Strong reactions have followed the decision of rating agency Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the overall creditworthiness of nine Eurozone countries, including France.

Comment | Berlin
Berlin
Romney wins New Hampshire primaries and commands the GOP field
Article | January 11, 2012 - 12:50pm
Comment | Politics
Politics
US outlines implications of defence strategy for EU
Article | January 11, 2012 - 10:22am

The US State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon said that relations between Europe and the US remains stable and that Europe is an important partner in promoting economic security.

Comment | Washington
Washington
Charisma we can believe in
Blog entry | January 10, 2012 - 11:38am

CAMBRIDGE – A leadership transition is scheduled in two major autocracies in 2012. Neither is likely to be a surprise. Xi Jinping is set to replace Hu Jintao as President in China, and, in Russia, Vladimir Putin has announced that he will reclaim the presidency from Dmitri Medvedev. Among the world’s democracies, political...

Comment | USA
USA