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Will disagreements over Blair's 'soft issues' agenda damage thespecial relationship?

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Hezbollah and Israel are locked in an escalating conflict that willnot be resolved soon. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah-nor Hezbollah'sIranian and Syrian backers-is willing to accept a ceasefire onterms acceptable to the other. Hezbollah continues to launchcross-border rocket attacks, and Israel is determined to reduce therocket threat as rapidly and effectively as possible throughsystematic air strikes and to secure the return of its kidnappedsoldiers. Any proposed diplomatic solution must n...

Moving beyond Kyoto could ease third world poverty.

The best option for the U.S. and Russia is a pragmatic andrealistic relationship based on the cooperative pursuit of commoninterests.

Next weekend's meeting between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, will likely mark a new post-Cold War low in U.S.-Russian relations.

Americans are accustomed to being clobbered on the issue of foreign aid. The G-8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland, which meets today and tomorrow, is likely to bring us more of the same.

Attending with the other members. weve seen reports that the indonesians have planned to invite president zelenskyy, which we welcome. its going to be a question for the members of the g20 as we get closer to that meeting six months from now. in the near term, were looking forward to a gathering of the g7 in june in person, and continued close engagement with our international partners as we continue to respond to russias aggression in ukraine. >> the g7 used to be the g-8 until russia went into...

The coordinated action underlines Russia's increasing isolation as it continues its war in Ukraine.

Leaders, and that is critical because the european partners and the top economic leaders are going to be key for having international support for ukraine and setting sanctions in motion and ratchetting up the pressure on vladimir putin. there was a time, chris, you and i remember, when it was the g-8 and russia was part of it and they were expelled after it annexed unlawfully crimea in 2014. so those who remain in the group of seven are meeting with the president right now virtually and talking ...