In Africa and particularly in Kenya, people stayed home from work to follow BarackObama’s election; he is the first African-American president at the White House. This Thursday, a public holiday has been declared by Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki for Kenyans to celebrate the election of Obama. >> lire la suite

Compared to the rest of the world, Russian interest for the American elections was very moderate. After Obama’s victory, Moscow remains cautious and waits for concrete declarations. >> lire la suite

Lack of foreign policy experience has always been the weakest point for Barack Obama in his run for the presidential election. >> lire la suite

Russia’s growing power in Latin America and the American omnipresence in Europe made the relations between the two countries very tense. Will the election of the new American President be the beginning of a new era?  >> lire la suite

“America has no better partner than Europe. Now is the time to join together, through constant cooperation, strong institutions, shared sacrifice, and a global commitment to progress, to meet the challenges of the 21st century”. July 24th an immense crowd came to the Column of Victory in Berlin for Barack Obama’s speech. The Democrat candidate called for a new partnership between the EU and the US, acclaimed by 200,000 people.  >> lire la suite

NATO ... four letters for an acronym that has not been used many times during this campaign. And yet. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in which the United States is very influential, is at the heart of world issues. >> lire la suite

Barack Obama and John McCain have practically the same idea about the Iranian threat to the world. They insist that Iran has sought nuclear weapons, supports militias inside Iraq and terror across the region. The significant difference between Obama and McCain is how they sanction Iran and how close they are to Israel. >> lire la suite

The spiral of violence has been reversed in Iraq and the country has made some progress toward political stability. However the situation remains fragile. The next US president will have to manage this war. >> lire la suite