Daily Archives: September 30, 2010

Depressing thoughts on Obama’s foreign policy

September 30, 2010 4:45 pm by Gideon Rachman

Here is a short sharp piece from the FP Passport web-site, essentially pointing out that Obama’s foreign policy is a bit of a smoking ruin. I would love to be able to pick it apart. But I can’t really. It’s depressingly accurate. Enjoy – if that’s the word.

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Edging towards a US-China trade war

September 30, 2010 2:12 pm by Gideon Rachman

Pascal Lamy, the head of the World Trade Organisation, is fond of saying that the predicted surge of protectionism in the wake of the Great Recession never happened. I hope he didn’t speak too soon. Things are getting pretty tense in US-Chinese trade relations. If they get seriously out of hand, the WTO will be handed a massive political problem that will threaten the very future of the organisation.

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