By MARTIN WALKER, UPI Editor Emeritus
ZURICH, Switzerland, May 6 (UPI) -- Under the strain of the euro crisis, trans-national politics in Europe are becoming unpleasantly personal, particularly between Paris and Berlin, which is putting a growing strain on a fragile system.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department announced the U.S. economy created 165,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate slipped a notch to 7.5 percent.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Where next for the United States? Foreign policy begins at home, says the head of the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass.
By STRUAN STEVENSON, UPI Outside View Commentator
BRUSSELS, May 3 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seems determined to carve out a role for himself as Saddam Hussein's worthy successor.
By JULIE HOPKINS, UPI Outside View Commentator
BALTIMORE, May 2 (UPI) -- U.S. entrepreneurs need intellectual property protection to keep the United States on forefront of innovation.
By JACK RAFUSE, UPI Outside View Commentator
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 2 (UPI) -- As the time nears for U.S. President Barack Obama's decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, the opposition approaches hysteria.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department is expected to report Friday the U.S. economy added 153,000 jobs in April and unemployment is expected steady at 7.6 percent.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Bad governance, hubris and self-delusion stands as key threats to U.S. standing in the world.
By JAMES ZUMWALT, UPI Outside View Commentator
HERNDON, Va., April 30 (UPI) -- The chameleon changes color to deceive predators. Islam changes color to deceive non-believers.
By AMITAI ETZIONI, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- Attacking drones, the most effective counter-terrorism tool the United States has found thus far, is a new cause celebre among progressive public intellectuals and major segments of the media.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Commerce Department reported that consumer spending advanced 0.2 percent in March -- much weaker than January and February figures.
By MARTIN WALKER, UPI Editor Emeritus
PARIS, April 29 (UPI) -- A consensus is gathering pace in Europe against the controversial and painful austerity policies that are being driven by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Commerce Department reported gross domestic product grew at a 2.5 percent pace in the first quarter but don’t break out the champagne.
By T.K. MALOY, UPI Outside View Commentator
BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 26 (UPI) -- The suspected Boston Marathon bombers appear to be from that hard-to-track group of terrorists known as "lone wolves," who lack an affiliation with larger group.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 25 (UPI) -- Forecasters expect the U.S. Commerce Department to report the U.S. economy grew a brisk 3.1 percent in the first quarter but don't break out the champagne.
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