US diplomatic shift seen on Europe's involvement
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WASHINGTON -- The United States is backing away from efforts to pressure European allies to join or remain in the American-led military force in Iraq and instead is working to coax those countries into participating in other initiatives in the region, according to senior Bush administration and European officials.
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BERLIN - A senior German minister &#39;s comments, which appeared to soften Berlin&#39;s hardline opposition to sending troops to Iraq sparked a round of diplomatic activity across the Atlantic.
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A European gateway to the Middle East. A boost to the European Union's chances of matching American clout.
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PARIS One would think it was their leader being elected - and many Europeans believe it is, in a way. In a tremendous show of interest unseen in previous US presidential campaigns, Europeans on both sides
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U.S. News & World Report - LONDON-- The White House's plan to expand the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield to Europe is running into difficulties as the clock ticks down on George W. Bush's presidency. European governments have started a time-honored exercise in political expediency: distancing themselves from what is increasingly seen as a lame-duck U.S. administration. And the antimissile system could be the main casualty of that diplomatic dance--at least in the short term.
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President Bush faces some unusually early foreign-policy decisions that will signal whether he&#39;ll stick with the aggressive, go-it-alone approach that dominated his first term or soften its edges with diplomacy.
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President Bushâs vaguely worded proposal has muddied what had been shaping up as a black-and-white showdown between Europe and the United States.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, traveling in Europe on her first foreign trip in her new job, says the Bush administration is continuing to rely on diplomacy to stop what U.S. officials believe is ...
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The European Union is considering a  shift in policy toward Cuba that would get it back on speaking  terms with President Fidel Castro's government, diplomats said.
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VIENNA, Austria Sept. 15, 2004 - Differences between the United States and Europe over how firmly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program have resulted in the European Union pushing recommendations that ignore American suggestions.
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A rift has surfaced between the United States and the European Union over how to deal with Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
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The United States and Europe are  drifting further apart on security issues and the use of force  in the aftermath of the Iraq war, a major transatlantic opinion  survey released on Thursday showed.
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Europe and the US agreed to moves to curb Iranâs nuclear ambitions tonight, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text.
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DIFFERENT TAKES: Blair said Europe should stop ridiculing the US and instead work to shape its foreign policy. But Chirac countered that Europe would get little in return.
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Europe's papers react to President George W Bush's announcement of the withdrawal of 75,000 US troops from Europe and Asia.
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Mr Howard said he was increasingly concerned at the growing rift between the US and Europe.
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A British minister has suggested a shift  in foreign policy towards the United States, telling an  audience in Washington that a country&#39;s strength depended on  making alliances rather than military might.