You may have heard a rumor that the United States has lost its prestige around the world. Politically, that is true, but when people imply the United States brand has a problem, they exaggerate too much when it is suggested beyond the political. The visit of the TR to South Africa is another reminder that while the world may not like the flavor that always comes from the candy in Washington, the U...

"We should seize the moment." That is Gordon Brown's message to the United States of America, delivered in his speech to both houses of Congress today. He is telling Americans that "never before have the benefits of co-operation been so far-reaching," and telling them that they can now work with the most popular American leadership in Europe in living memory. He urges the United States to "pr...

While the "first decade and a half of globalisation was largely driven and shaped by the United States and Europe," tomorrow's world will be multipolar, with rising powers posing both opportunities and risks for the transatlantic economy, writes Joseph Quinlan, chief market strategist at Bank of America Capital Management, for the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

From Stratfor By George Friedman Three major meetings will take place in Europe over the next nine days: a meeting of the G-20, a NATO summit and a meeting of the European Union with U.S. President Barack Obama. The week will define the relationship between the United States and Europe and reveal some intra-European relationships. If not a defining moment, the week will certainly be a critical mom...

The BBC’s Mark Mardell wrote an interesting post on his Euroblog on 9 April 2009 A battle with Eurobabble. During the USA – EU summit president Barack Obama represented the United States, but nobody represented Europe. Instead a number of national prime ministers or presidents addressed each issue. How is the United States supposed to communicate with a cacophony of voices? (An aside: ...

A comment from an article about a Republican attempt to smear Obama. Two GOPers had asked an Oxford academic to ‘prove’ that Obama’s autobiography was written by domestic terrorist William Ayers. Some of us in the United States would truly like to apologize for the actions of our politicians and to remind the world that many ...

An apology for our 2001-2008 interruption in service Dear World: We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4. Early tests of the newly installe...

In an interview with the FT, the President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick has called for EU-led co-ordinated support for the economies of central and eastern Europe. He said that the World Bank and IMF were trying to help the region but needed more backing from the EU, saying “It’s got to have support from the European governments…It’s 20 years after Europe was united i...

At World Politics Review, I argue that replacement of the British SSBN force is not in the interests of the United States: Just as important, however, is the money that would be saved from foregoing Trident replacement, which could be spent in other areas. The United States has depended on the United Kingdom as a military partner for the last 60 years. During that time, robust British naval and ex...

United States car makers are now after tax payers' money from the rest of the world, having mulcted the United States tax payers of the usual incomprehensible series of noughts on the end of a large number. Canada has closed its Parliament and now can hand over C$4 billion ($3.3 billion) as well as 'refusing to rule out further 'aid'. (Bloomberg). Germany is holding out so far, but the only thing ...