Theresa May meets Donald Trump: talking up a special relationship to hide problems beneath
Jan 28, 2017 05:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
British Prime minister Theresa May faces economic shock if London departs the European Unions single market after Brexit. She needs the salvation even if its distant and illusory of a US-UK trade deal. She also needs to...
Getting tough with Trump is good politics for Mexican president Peña Nieto
Jan 28, 2017 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views
It did not take long for a diplomatic rift to open between the United States and Mexico following the election of Donald Trump. Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto has cancelled a planned visit to the White...
Twitter diplomacy: how Trump is using social media to spur a crisis with Mexico
Jan 28, 2017 03:56 am UTC| Technology
Six days after taking office, President Donald Trump is facing the first international crisis of his administration. And its unfolding on Twitter. Following through on campaign promises to crack down on immigration,...
Push for a Commonwealth trading bloc further politicises free trade
Jan 27, 2017 02:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
A UK-based lobby group has come up with an idea that has been endorsed by Australian and British politicians alike - a Commonwealth trading bloc. The Free Enterprise Group (FEG) made its case in its Reconnecting with...
Global Geo-political Series: Mark your calendars for 27th and 31st January
Jan 26, 2017 11:37 am UTC| Commentary
Mark your calendars for 27th and 31st January for two important geo-political meetings of this month. On 27th, the UK Prime Minister Donald Trump is scheduled to meet the British Prime Minister Theresa May in Washington...
Trump signs executive action to withdraw negotiations on Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
Jan 24, 2017 14:52 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive action to withdraw negotiations on Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. It was a signal to Democrats and leaders around the world that Trumps rhetoric on trade during...
India has been a post-truth society for years (and maybe the West has too)
Jan 24, 2017 08:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Major social change does not happen within the space of a year. Yet, to a large number of observers around the world, the post-truth phenomenon seemed to emerge from nowhere in 2016. Two key events of 2016 shaped our...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects