Monthly Archives: November, 2013

The U.S. Treasury Department has precipitated a debate with its criticism of the German export surplus, and now the European Union is involved in it. Here's an open letter from Handelsblatt to the United States.

Again the real danger for the reputation of the government lies in the underestimation of the public’s excitability.

In case the Obama administration has forgotten, public relations efforts aren’t a substitute for policies. In order to leave a legacy in the Arab world and the Middle East, serious efforts and a sound vision are needed.

Though German concerns were valid, mass surveillance and data collection was being carried out by "good people" at the National Security Agency.

The Iranian nation stood its ground in front of the U.S., so America retreated.

Despite all the real, sometimes very fundamental, disagreements recently between both sides, the fact remains that Germany - aside from the EU - would be hard pressed to find a better partner in the world than the United States and vice versa.

Obama is under inordinate pressure on both fronts. In the case of Iran, he has opted to keep talking; with Afghanistan, he has said the talking is done.