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July 21, 2008

Campaigning Abroad: A welcome change or an exercise in futility?

With both candidates spending some time abroad to explain their foreign affairs strategies (Obama currently in Afghanistan and soon in Europe, McCain in Mexico and Colombia) the rest of the world wonders whether they should celebrate this new emphasis on international relations or expect a potential backlash for either candidates.

June 27, 2008

Lithuania: Missile Defence Alternative?

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Lituanica writes about rumors that Lithuania has offered to deploy elements of the U.S. anti-missile shield, “as an alternative to Poland.” ...

June 17, 2008

Czech Republic, U.S.: Intermarriages

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Sue of To Czech and Back, a U.S.-based American married to a Czech, guestblogs at Tanja's CzechMateDiary.com; Tanja is a U.S.-based Czech married to an American. ...

Czech Republic: Greenpeace's “Peaceland”

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

“The last reason for taking the Greenpeace seriously is gone,” comments The Czech Daily Word on the Greenpeace activists' initiative to declare independence of the Czech military installation where a U.S. National Defense System radar is to be built. ...

June 4, 2008

Europe: Geographic Confusion

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

The Czech Daily Word reports that John McCain “still thinks that Czechoslovakia exists.” Lituanica reports that “the Czech-Moravia Football Federation officially apologized to the Lithuanian Football Federation and Lithuania’s Embassy in Prague for playing the national anthem of ...

February 27, 2008

Czech Republic, U.S.: Visa-Free Regime

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

The Czech Daily Word and The Reference Frame report on the signing of a U.S.-Czech agreement on visa-free regime. ...

February 12, 2008

Czech Republic, U.S.: Visa Regime Likely to End

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

The Czech Daily Word reports - here and here - that the visa regime with the United States is likely to end this year. ...