(From the ft.com) The US is preparing to pivot from domestic regulatory reform to a push for a tough new international capital regime after the weekend’s G20 and International Monetary Fund meetings glossed over differences between leading economies. (more…)

(From the FT.com) International opinion of America’s role in the world has turned positive for the first time in more than five years, according to an annual poll for the BBC World Service. In 20 of the 28 countries polled, the United States was viewed favorably; with an average of 46 per cent of the 30,000 adults surveyed saying its influence in the world was positive compared with 34 per cent saying its influence was negative. (more…)

(From the FT.com) Hillary Clinton, US secretary of State, said on Monday that Iran was becoming a military dictatorship as Washington keeps up the pressure on the Islamic republic over its nuclear program. (more…)

Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), lead Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to Iran testing its most advanced missiles capable of reaching Israel and Europe: (more…)

Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), lead Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today made the following statement after learning of Iran’s secret nuclear facility: “Today’s announcement that Iran has a covert uranium enrichment facility should come as no surprise.  This deception shows a clear intent by Tehran to hide a growing nuclear weapons capability.”  (more…)

The US should implement tough new sanctions on Iran and neutralise plans for a Russian-built air defense system for the country that could (more…)

What are we to make of the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia?  First we must understand how this came to be, before we can speculate on what this means for not only the United States but (more…)

Unexpected partnerships are forming among nations vying to extend their Arctic undersea territories as they join to counter Russia’s aggressive Arctic claims. (more…)

The British foreign secretary has sent a warning to the Democratic presidential hopefuls that the UK is concerned by their campaign-trail attacks on free trade. (more…)

Iran announced on Tuesday a significant expansion of its plans to enrich uranium despite the United Nations Security Council’s demand that it halt the program. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Iran’s main enrichment complex at Natanz that the (more…)

At the end of a year in which the dollar has endured a marked decline against other currencies, an unsettling question is beginning to be voiced: can the troubles of the US currency be confined to the financial world or are (more…)

An attack on a political rally killed the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto near the capital, Islamabad, Thursday. Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto was fired upon before the blast, and an official from her party said Ms. (more…)

Robert Gates, US defense secretary, stressed on Saturday that Iran remained a threat to the US and the world despite a new American intelligence report that Tehran suspended its nuclear weapons program four (more…)

US pressure on Beijing to impose financial sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program is showing signs of yielding results, with Iranians who import goods from China complaining about restrictions on (more…)

US intelligence has downgraded its assessment of the risks posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions with a surprise declaration on Monday that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and may not have (more…)

Prime Minister John Howard of Australia suffered a comprehensive defeat today, with a coalition led by his Liberal Party losing its majority in parliament. After four terms in office, he will be (more…)

At a Group of 7 meeting this autumn in Washington, the United States persuaded Europe to join its strategy of leaning on China to revalue the Yuan upward, a step that would help ease the pressure on (more…)

As military dictators go, Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf has always seemed rather a decent sort. An affable man who gives the appearance of speaking his soldierly mind, he prompted quiet cheers from many of his countrymen when he (more…)