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NEWS ABOUT: alliance

alliance stories: 9 news summaries

 Obama: China No Threat to US  

President promises ties to Japan won't suffer

Nov 13, 09 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama wrapped up his visit to Japan today with a speech in which he said the US would maintain its relationships with longtime allies in the region—like the host country—while pursuing stronger bonds with China. Indeed, Obama said, an ever-stronger China is not a threat to the... More »

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China • Japan • alliance • President Obama


 Chrysler, Fiat to 
 Form 'Global Alliance' 

Treasury cash proves a motivating incentive for carmaker deal

Mar 30, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chrysler and Fiat have agreed to form a “global alliance” just hours after President Obama exhorted the two automakers to partner, MSNBC reports. Obama had promised $6 billion in loans to help Chrysler link with Fiat, and set a 1-month deadline for doing so. "We are pleased that... More »

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Chrysler • alliance • Fiat

EU Threatens Sanctions
on Russia

Asian alliance, including China,  condemns aggression

Aug 28, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The European Union is considering sanctions against the Great Bear over its incursion into Georgia, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said today, as EU leaders head to an emergency summit. And a Russian plea for support from the East was strongly rebuffed by members of an Asian alliance that includes... More »

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Russia • European Union • sanctions • Georgia • David Miliband • economic sanctions • Bernard Kouchner • alliance • Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Going It Alone, Georgians Fume at US Inaction

Pro-Western country expected more than feeble diplomacy

Aug 11, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a haggard group of soldiers clambered into the flatbed truck, vacantly clutching Kalishnikovs, one explained the cause of their despair: “America and the European Union are spitting on us.” It’s an exceedingly popular sentiment in Georgia, the New York Times reports. The fiercely pro-Western nation... More »

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Russia • Georgia • United States • alliance • invasion

Opinion

Obama's 'One World' Vision Too 'Radical': Bolton

Ex-ambassador takes exceptions to Democrat's globalism

Jul 26, 08 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s Berlin speech seemed short on content, but actually revealed the senator’s radical globalist thinking, ex-UN ambassador John Bolton writes in the Los Angeles Times. Obama called himself a “citizen of the world,” and said the Berlin Wall fell because “the world stood... More »

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Barack Obama • globalization • Berlin • alliance • speech

NATO Hires Coke Exec to Boost its Brand

Alliance hopes image makeover will prove to people it still matters

Jul 16, 08 2:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - NATO: the Real Thing? The alliance is seeking an image makeover in the face of public apathy and has hired a Coca-Cola executive to help, reports the New York Times. Support for NATO has waned in many of its 26 member nations since the end of the Cold War, and... More »

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NATO • Cold War • public relations • alliance • branding

US Teams With Al-Sadr

Common enemies inspire peculiar alliance

Nov 12, 07 5:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The US military and the man who was once considered the most powerful destabilizing force in Iraq, Moqtada al-Sadr, now have a common enemy: rogue members of Sadr's Mahdi Army. Since Sadr declared a ceasefire three months ago, US commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, have been secretly meeting with Sadr's... More »

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Baghdad • Mahdi Army • alliance • ceasefire • Muqtada al-Sadr

Key US Ally in Iraq Killed in Bomb Attack

Sheik opposed Al-Qaeda, helped stabilize Anbar province

Sep 13, 07 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A key US ally in the fight against Al-Qaeda was killed in a bomb attack today in Ramadi. Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, the most influential of the Sunni leaders helping American and Iraqi forces fight the terror network, met with President Bush 2 weeks ago during his visit to Anbar... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Anbar • alliance • Ramadan • Abdul Sattar Abu Risha • Ramadi • Sattar Abu Reesha • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

No Deal Yet, but Bhutto Vows Return

Pakistan's ex-PM leaves door open for further talks with Musharraf over "restoration of democracy"

Sep 1, 07 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - She hasn’t reached a power-sharing deal yet and still faces corruption charges, but Benazir Bhutto says she’ll announce the date of her return to Pakistan on September 14. Speaking from London, the two-time prime minister said talks with Pervez Musharraf have been “80% successful,” the BBC... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • London • Benazir Bhutto • exile • Nawaz Sharif • alliance • Pakistan elections

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