Global Geo-political Series: U.S. and China set up military dialogue mechanism after Dunford visit
Aug 16, 2017 08:52 am UTC| Commentary
During his visit to China, the United States Marine Corps General Joe Dunford, who is also the Joint Chief of Staff has signed a joint strategic dialogue mechanism agreement with his Chinese counterpart General Fang...
If Trump is bluffing on North Korea, the results could be catastrophic
Aug 15, 2017 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views
According to a US Defense Intelligence Agency report, Pyongyangs nuclear capabilities and conventional long range missile programmes are gathering momentum at a rapid clip. The report indicated that North Korea has...
The big challenge of the NAFTA renegotiations: dispute settlement
Aug 15, 2017 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
When the US and Canada first signed a free trade agreement in 1987, the biggest sticking point in forging a deal was the inclusion of a dispute settlement clause. The same is true today, with the North American Free Trade...
Global Geo-political Series: NAFTA negotiations begin today
Aug 15, 2017 08:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Talks on renegotiations of NAFTA is set to begin today in Washington. During his Presidential campaign, President Trump promised to cancel NAFTA and described the agreement as one of the worst trade deals ever made by the...
Aug 15, 2017 06:57 am UTC| Commentary
On Tuesday, the South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who was elected in Presidential election after the impeachment of his predecessor Park Geun-Hye, has decisively weighed in on the escalating tensions between North Korea...
Aug 15, 2017 06:35 am UTC| Commentary
The state owned media of Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea) has released photos of their supreme leader Kim Jong-Un, who is seen observing military plans to strike the US overseas territory Guam with his...
Why didn't sanctions stop North Korea’s missile program?
Aug 14, 2017 08:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
North Koreas long-range missile program has made significant technological advances in the past few months. For most of the past 20 years, the international community has struggled to stop this kind of progress. Kim...
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Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
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