Videocrux - Obama participates in the G20 summit held in London

#Videocrux - Obama participates in the G20 summit held in London Obama participates in the G20 summit held in London
Europe is eagerly awaiting its first glimpses of Barack Obama. As the new American president meets world leaders for the first time, all eyes, including those of the press, are on him. Michael Shear, White House correspondent, The Washington Post, "One of the things I'll be looking for while traveling around with him is the stylistic, impressionistic part of being a world leader. We’ve seen him on the sort of national stage how he is as president of the United States. What we haven't seen is how he reacts and interacts with these other leaders." Obama is expected to show strength, clarity, and firmness especially during discussions about the economy and in NATO talks later this week set to focus on Afghanistan. Although his arrival at the White House was widely celebrated by the international community, so far many of Obama’s most important projects have been met with skepticism by other heads of state. Reginald Dale, Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, "You had President Bush, who got along pretty well with the European governments, but was widely disliked by the European people. And now you have Obama going there, who is adored by most of the European people, but will undoubtedly have to establish his footing with the governments.” This is shaping up to be a challenge. Europe is already resisting both increased spending to stimulate its economies and sending additional combat troops into Afghanistan. And these are not the only thorny issues that the young leader will have to confront. The problem of nuclear proliferation is also on the table, and Obama could also make a statement about the Armenian genocide when he visits Turkey on April 6th and 7th.
Obama to meet world leaders at G20 summit
Europe is eagerly awaiting its first glimpses of Barack Obama. As the new American president meets world leaders for the first time, all eyes, including those of the press, are on him. Michael Shear, White House correspondent, The Washington Post, "One of the things I'll be looking for while traveling around with him is the stylistic, impressionistic part of being a world leader. We’ve seen him on the sort of national stage how he is as president of the United States. What we haven't seen is how he reacts and interacts with these other leaders."
The discussions about the world's economic downturn
Obama is expected to show strength, clarity, and firmness especially during discussions about the economy and in NATO talks later this week set to focus on Afghanistan. Although his arrival at the White House was widely celebrated by the international community, so far many of Obama’s most important projects have been met with skepticism by other heads of state. Reginald Dale, Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, "You had President Bush, who got along pretty well with the European governments, but was widely disliked by the European people. And now you have Obama going there, who is adored by most of the European people, but will undoubtedly have to establish his footing with the governments.”
Europe to send combat troops into Afghanistan
This is shaping up to be a challenge. Europe is already resisting both increased spending to stimulate its economies and sending additional combat troops into Afghanistan. And these are not the only thorny issues that the young leader will have to confront. The problem of nuclear proliferation is also on the table, and Obama could also make a statement about the Armenian genocide when he visits Turkey on April 6th and 7th.

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