Search: United States,Barack Obama,Global Governance (2 materials)

The smog of war

President Barack Obama, seeking to shape his legacy, said that COP 21 makes the United States, which did not ratify the earlier Kyoto Protocol, “the world leader in fighting climate change.” But Obama will not be around to lead the COP 21 fight, which is not scheduled to start until 2020. By that time another U.S. president ...

23.01.2016

Brazil's impending governability crisis

... Dilma's new communications minister can't hide the fact that Brazil's economy is in big trouble. Jason Furman, chairman of president Obama's Council of Economic Advisers said recently that Brazil shouldn't count on the United States. Folha and other Brazilian media are starting to frame the story as a “governability crisis.” After thirteen years of Workers' Party government servicing the debt to finance the social programs enacted by Dilma and ...

05.07.2015

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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