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...million members to study Obama's Cairo speech when he called for a new beginning with followers of Islam. But since that historic address, Muhammadiyah's chairman Din Syamsuddin has felt his hopes deflate. "Obama indicated in his speech that there would be mutual understanding and mutual respect between America and the Muslim world," he says. "But one year later, we have not seen those dreams realized and tensions still continue...
...Asia translated into significantly closer ties. "Even though he grew up in Indonesia, Obama's strength is as a local community activist, not as a foreign policy expert," says Bara Hasibuan, foreign policy chief for the National Mandate Party, a member of Indonesia's governing coalition. "So far, America's policy of benign neglect toward Asia has continued." (See a brief history of U.S. Presidents in China...
...there's a fine line between a show of respect and a full kowtow. "In many ways this helps give China an inflated sense of empowerment," says Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, Northeast Asia project director for the International Crisis Group. During Obama's first year, "America has played Mr. Nice Guy. China follows a different set of rules...
...Gregory VI, for financial impropriety) - it is entirely possible the scandals will permanently sully his papacy. "This is going to be a major part of his legacy," says an American priest in Rome who asked not to be named. (See pictures of Pope Benedict XVI visiting America...
...think the "unthinkable - the transatlantic partnership may come to an end." Why should Europe give up a functioning partnership with an essential partner and friend on the global scene? Just like many Asians, Europeans dislike the idea of an all-powerful G-2. We seek intensified cooperation with America but also with Asia, the Middle East, Russia and the Mediterranean region precisely because we believe in a multipolar rather than a bipolar "G-2 world." (Read: "The Lessons of Dubai...