Little Trick: How China's response to Trump's Taiwan call got lost in translation
Dec 08, 2016 11:02 am UTC| Insights & Views
Unpredictable US President-elect Donald Trump again shocked the international relations establishment when he talked with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen on the phone, as soon as the call was brought to the limelight by...
Global Geo-political Series: OPEC deal shows Russia’s increased Geo-political prowess
Dec 08, 2016 10:25 am UTC| Commentary
The OPEC deal can be seen as a victory for Russia in terms of geopolitical influence. Without being an active member of the OPEC, Russia could influence the outcome of the OPEC which is dominated by Saudi Arabia, a...
America's role in the world 75 years after Pearl Harbor
Dec 08, 2016 10:25 am UTC| Insights & Views
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a pivotal moment in U.S. and world history. The attack thrust the U.S. into World War II and set in motion a series of events that would transform the country into a global superpower and...
Uncertainty over US-China relations under President Trump may be made clearer at Davos
Dec 07, 2016 23:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In a week when a Chinese slow burn over a phone call between president Donald Trump and Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen foreshadowed a difficult relationship between Washington and Beijing, China quietly let it be known...
The Italian referendum: No Trump nor Brexit
Dec 06, 2016 07:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Italians have delivered an overwhelming defeat to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Initial tallies of Dec. 4s referendum show a vote of just under 60 percent rejecting Renzis constitutional reform package, with a little...
Right-wing populists loses in Austria’s presidential election
Dec 05, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Commentary Politics
European leaders sigh a relief over the weakened as Austrias right-wing populist leader Norbert Hoffer of the Freedom Party conceded defeat to a Green candidate, Alexander Van der Bellen, who ran as an independent....
Cuba is poor, but who is to blame – Castro or 50 years of US blockade?
Dec 04, 2016 02:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Alongside his depiction as a brutal dictator, negative reflections on Fidel Castro since his death on November 25 have focused on his mismanagement of the Cuban economy and the consequent extremes of poverty suffered by...
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