December, 2008

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  • German Soldiers “Too Fat to Fight”
    Dec 11, 2008

    German media and officials are irritated by a fresh revelation about the 3,600 German troops stationed in the north of Afghanistan: they drink a lot of beer and wine. The news came on top of constant complaints from other NATO allies about the German contingent’s aversion to fighting, and a widespread sentiment in Germany that its forces should not be in Afghanistan at all.

  • Europeans Doubtful about Obama’s Team
    Dec 2, 2008

    The European media have given a cautious, and frequently critical, welcome to President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of his foreign policy and security team, and particularly to the choice of his defeated rival, Hillary Clinton, for Secretary of State.

  • European Media Against Detroit Bailout
    Dec 2, 2008

    As the "Big Three" American automakers continue their quest for a government bailout, European commentators have tended to take to the view that they should submit to the “survival-of-the-fittest” logic of market forces – not least, perhaps, because many European companies fear that a U.S.

  • American Movies Don’t Boost U.S. Image
    Dec 2, 2008

    A report by Tom Arango in The New York Times says that while the image of the United States around the world remains negative, according to the latest Pew Global Attitudes Project (released in June), the vie

  • CNN Wire to Challenge Associated Press
    Dec 1, 2008

    At a time when most newspapers are rapidly increasing their online and video content, the international television giant CNN is making a lunge in the reverse direction.