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9/11 triggered U.S. decline
feature Europeans weigh the financial and moral costs of the U.S. response to 9/11.
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Backing the uprising in Syria?
feature Some people think the U.S. has played a background role in fomenting political dissent in Syria.
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Eager to execute foreigners
feature Neither President Obama nor former President George W. Bush was able to convince Texas Gov. Rick Perry to stay the execution of Humberto Leal García, the Mexican citizen who was convicted of raping and murdering a teenage girl.
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A rush to condemn DSK
feature How the French view Americans and the American justice system after the DSK case.
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Provoking China with the Dalai Lama
feature To the displeasure of the Chinese government, President Obama welcomed Tibet's spiritual leader to the White House.
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How they see us: A trade pact that excludes China
feature President Obama's attendance at both the ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits is part of a geopolitical strategy to play a larger role in Asia and the Pacific.
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Opposing Palestine in UNESCO
feature UNESCO voted to admit Palestine as a member, which triggered a U.S. law that cuts off the organization's annual funding of $80 million.
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How they see us: Is there no criticizing Israel?
feature The U.S. is coming under fire for vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution that condemned Israel’s continued expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank as an obstacle to peace.
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U.S. allows Saudis in Bahrain
feature While Washington was quick to support the protests in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, in Bahrain, the home of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, realpolitik dominates.
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Who leads the war in Libya?
feature There are serious doubts about whether Europe is up to the task of commanding military operations in Libya.
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Assassinating Osama bin Laden
feature How the Europeans view the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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Can America pay its debts?
feature Standard & Poor’s has shocked the world by announcing it was considering downgrading America because of the impasse between Republicans and Democrats over how to balance the budget.
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Is Bradley Manning being tortured?
feature Manning has been in solitary confinement for the past 10 months, under a prevention-of-injury order that keeps him locked in his cell for 23 hours a day and stripped naked at night.
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How they see us: Mexico reaps little from a state visit
feature One outcome of President Felipe Calderón's visit to the U.S. is that President Obama finally agreed to allow Mexican trucks into the U.S.
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