1/ One topic widely discussed in inrternational issues is the currencies war. Mr Lamy, head of WTO, has declared that he was proccupied because the currencies war might trigger classic protectionist measures among countries not important enough to use their own currency to uphold their expoters.
2/ Another topic is the latest Nobel Price for Peace, given to Mr Lu Xiaobo, who advocates democracy, and had been sent to prison by the Chinese authorities.
3/ The oil spillover into the Gulf oF Mexico triggered by BP has been the worst oil spill to date in the history of the US. It has instilled doubt in the American psyche about the capacity of technology to bring about progress.