Europe Has Obama's Attention
Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post | July 19, 2011
As the eurozone crisis groans on, a German-led Europe regains the stage as America's most important foreign partner. ++ But this is more a matter of necessity than choice. “Openings to China and India have produced little. Relations with Russia, if improved, remain quixotic. And Obama now plays defense on the Middle East in this season of Arab revolt.” ++ Hoping to avoid a “Group of Two” world led by China and the US, President Obama is counting on a reluctant Germany to help lead a joint European-American approach to Beijing.
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