Recently added articles from Hampton Roads International Security Quarterly:
Economy in Focus
Oct 15, 2008; ... This is an extraordinary period for America's economy. Over thepast few weeks, many Americans have felt anxiety about theirfinances and their future. I understand their worry and theirfrustration. We've seen triple-digit swings in the stock market.Major financial institutions have ...
Season of Challenges
Oct 15, 2008; ... This issue of Hampton Roads International Security Quarterlyfocuses on two distinct areas of concern: the reassertion ofRussia's nationalist and aggressive foreign policy, and theintensifying financial market crisis. As always, we try to providevarious perspectives on both ...
Russia, Georgia, and the Return of Power Politics
Oct 15, 2008; ... Chairman Hastings, Chairman Cardin, Members of the Committee,thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you today thesituation in Georgia following Russia's invasion and occupation ofGeorgian territory. I will focus my remarks on the events leading up to the ...
Joint Declaration on Global Financial Market Developments
Oct 15, 2008; ... Joint Declaration of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, FrenchPresident Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon BrownRegarding Recent Financial Market Developments October 19, 2007, Lisbon The recent global financial turmoil has highlighted thatconfidence in and ...
Greater Transparency on the Financial Markets
Oct 15, 2008; ... German government press release, 6 September 2007One topic ofthe Franco-German meeting in Meseberg was ( ...) greater transparencyfor hedge funds and rating agencies. After the most recentturbulence on international financial markets, these topics are onceagain more pressing. "We owe ...
Georgia, Ukraine and the West
Oct 15, 2008; ... I have come to Ukraine today for one reason above all others: inthe midst of the Georgia crisis, I want to re-affirm the commitmentof the United Kingdom to support the democratic choices of theUkrainian people. We offer this support bilaterally, following the highlysuccessful ...
The US, the World Economy, and Markets
Oct 15, 2008; ... Today I will provide my perspective on current U.S. and globaleconomic conditions and then look forward to your questions. When President Bush visited the United Kingdom last month, PrimeMinister Brown remarked on the similarities between our countriesthat both are "founded upon ...
"The Guns of August"
Oct 15, 2008; ... There can be no doubt that August 2008 will go down in history asa key moment in international security. "The Guns of August", toborrow the title of a famous book, will sound in our ears for sometime to come. We saw a war erupt in the Caucasus with a Russian militaryresponse so ...
US-Russia Relations
Oct 15, 2008; ... The German Marshall Fund is an indispensable organizationespecially for our transatlantic alliance, but increasingly for ourpartnerships beyond Europe as well. So thank you for the great workthat you do in fostering unity of thought, unity of purpose, andunity of action. These are the ...
International Financial Crisis
Oct 15, 2008; ... I wanted to speak to the French this evening because ourcountry's situation demands it. I realize the responsibility whichrests on my shoulders in the exceptional circumstances we findourselves in.Global Financial Crisis An unprecedented crisis of confidence is rocking ...
08/08/08: Challenges of a Turning Point in World History
Oct 15, 2008; ... The weeks after 8 August have passed in trying to find a solutionto the crisis in Georgia. As the holder of the OSCE Chairmanship,Finland has tried to do its best; first to bring about a ceasefirein cooperation with the EU Presidency France, then to launch an OSCEmilitary monitoring ...
The Current Financial Market Situation
Oct 15, 2008; ... Increasing insecurity, even fear, is spreading among people, andthis not only in our country. Many are asking: are we facing thecollapse of the finance system? Will the financial market crisis befollowed by a global economic crisis? And what does this mean for mepersonally? That ...
European Parliament Resolution on the Transatlantic Economic Council
Jul 15, 2008; ... The European Parliament, * having regard in particular to its resolution of 25 April 2007on transatlantic relations(1) and its resolutions of 1 June 2006 onimproving EU-US relations in the framework of a TransatlanticPartnership Agreement(2) and on EU-US transatlantic ...
NATO-Russia Practical Cooperation Fact Sheet
Jul 15, 2008; ... In 1997 NATO and Russia signed the NATO-Russia Founding Act onMutual Relations, Cooperation and Security, which provided theformal basis for NATO-Russia relations and led to the developmentof a bilateral programme of consultation and cooperation under the Permanent Joint Council (PJC) ....
NATO Summit Declaration, Bucharest, 3 April 2008
Jul 15, 2008; ... We, the Heads of State and Government of the member countries ofthe North Atlantic Alliance, met today to enlarge our Alliance andfurther strengthen our ability to confront the existing and emerging21st century security threats. We reviewed the significant progresswe have made in recent ...
A New Transatlantic Agenda in a Changing World
Jul 15, 2008; ... Immediately before coming to Harvard for the Conference onGermany in the Modern World, I was at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. There I witnessed the announcement by MIT and the GermanFraunhofer Gesellschaft of a new ambitious partnership ininformation exchange and applied ...
Transatlantic Economic Council Report to the 2008 US-EU Summit
Jul 15, 2008; ... Review of progress under the framework for advancingtransatlantic economic integration between the European Union andthe United States of America Believing that transatlantic economic integration will maximizeeconomic benefits for their citizens through competition andstronger ...
US-EU Open Investment Statement
Jul 15, 2008; ... pard Annex : EU-US open investment statement Today we jointly affirm our commitment to promoting openinvestment policies at home and abroad and acknowledge that thesepolicies are fundamental to our prosperity. As the globalinvestment environment evolves, with new roles for ...
NATO Summit: Joint Statement on NATO-Ukraine Relations
Jul 15, 2008; ... We, the Heads of State and Government of the North AtlanticTreaty Organization and President Yushchenko of Ukraine, met todayin Bucharest to discuss the status and prospects of NATO-Ukrainerelations and cooperation, including Ukraine's Euro-Atlanticaspirations as reflected in its request ...
NATO Summit: ISAF Strategic Vision for Afghanistan
Jul 15, 2008; ... Declaration by the Heads of State and Government of the Nationscontributing to the UN-mandated NATO-led International SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan We gather in Bucharest to reaffirm our determination to help thepeople and the elected Government of Afghanistan ...