Presidents Obama and Rousseff Meet: Power Talk, but Little Purpose
Americans looked to President Obama to set a bold and decisive course when he huddled yesterday with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff. There are critical issues on the table: Iran, the future of democracy in the Americas, free trade, energy security, and the fight against organized crime. Regrettably, serious discussion of these overarching issues was not forthcoming. On April 9, after the Easter egg roll, President Obama sped through a meeting with Rousseff, one of the world’s most powerful female leaders. While there were smiles and positive atmospherics with Brazil’s one-time … More
