President-elect Donald Trump in a diplomatic feud with UK
Nov 23, 2016 08:34 am UTC| Commentary
US President-elect Donald Trump got involved in a diplomatic feud with the United Kingdoms government by suggesting that many (probably he) would like to see former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage as the...
Why Trump is right, and wrong, about killing off the TPP
Nov 23, 2016 02:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
President-elect Donald Trump is right: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a damaging deal and deserves to be killed off. But he tells a half truth about why the trade accord among a dozen Pacific Rim nations is a...
Global Geo-political Series: Ukraine detains Russian soldiers
Nov 22, 2016 10:06 am UTC| Commentary
While global leaders are focused on the newly elected President in the United States, the conflicts between Russia and Crimea continue to rage. Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) declared that Russia and the...
China capitalises on Trump's hostility to trade, with a new deal for Asia-Pacific
Nov 19, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Donald Trumps election has turned established ideas about trade in Asia on their head. Trump has said he will pull America out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal between the US and 11 other countries in Asia,...
Global Geo-political Series: Assad likely to find an ally in Trump
Nov 18, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Commentary
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could see the tide of the conflict changingwhen Russia joined that battle in Syria along with Iran in last September in support of the President and to fight against theIslamicState...
Nov 16, 2016 10:20 am UTC| Commentary Economy
For decades now, it has been the usual. The United States is an enemy of Russia and related countries, China and the United States are vicious competitors, Arab countries like Saudi Arabia are allies, Japan is an ally, the...
President Donald Trump and Europe: suddenly, security has been thrust back up the agenda
Nov 15, 2016 10:49 am UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trumps victory in the US presidential election left European leaders struggling to formulate an appropriate response. French president François Hollande, who once claimed Trumps excesses made you want to...
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
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