World Leaders in AIWS Award Updates

Merkel, mulling troops in Lithuania, backs dialogue with Russia

( May 2nd, 2016) German Chancellor Angela Merkel supports maintaining steady dialogue with Vladimir Putin’s Russia even as Berlin considers deploying several hundred German troops to Lithuania as part of a NAT0 force of some 1,000 troops there meant to discourage...

Abe to have pre-summit talks with some G7 leaders this week

(May 2nd, 2016) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Britain and Russia this week for talks with their leaders. Mr. Abe will exchange views on the world economy and other major issues to be discussed at a G7 Summit that Japan...

Five G7 leaders to meet in Germany

( April 25th, 2016) In what seems at least in part preparation for the G7 Summit coming up May 26-27 in Japan,  German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a G7 nation, hosted a meeting April 25 of leaders from G7 members Italy, France,  the United States  and Britain. The other...

Merkel tries to split difference in spat over insult of Turkish leader

(April 18th, 2016) This shows just how much German Chancellor Angela Merkel (and other European leaders) depend on Turkey’s help in helping to stem the flood of refugees  into Europe from Syria: Mrs. Merkel is allowing to proceed a criminal investigation of a comic,...