Global Geo-political Series: EU warns retaliation against US on further Russia sanctions
Jul 24, 2017 08:10 am UTC| Commentary
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called for an urgent review of how the European Union should respond if the United States imposes new sanctions on Russia, which would hurt the European interest and...
Why the US doesn't understand Chinese thought – and must
Jul 20, 2017 17:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The need for the U.S. to understand China is obvious. The Chinese economy is on track to become the largest in the world by 2030, Chinese leadership may be the key to resolving the nuclear crisis with North Korea and China...
Why the US's 1994 deal with North Korea failed – and what Trump can learn from it
Jul 20, 2017 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
After more than two decades of testing, North Korea finally has a missile that is powerful enough to deliver a nuclear warhead to US territory that is, to Alaska and/or Hawaii, if estimates are to be believed. This is an...
Jul 20, 2017 10:34 am UTC| Commentary
Germany has issued a warning to its citizen saying that traveling to Turkey is deemed no longer safe for German citizen after Turkish authority arrested a German human rights activist, Peter Steudtner, charging him of...
Global Geo-political Series: Saudi-led Arab group modifies Qatar demands
Jul 20, 2017 07:03 am UTC| Commentary
Four major Arab nations, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt severed all of its diplomatic ties with Qatar in early June citing the latters support for extremist groups, terrorist organizations and...
Global Geo-political Series: Trump administration to stop CIA from arming rebel groups in Syria
Jul 20, 2017 05:34 am UTC| Commentary
It is being widely reported that the Trump administration is going to put an end to a covert CIA program in Syria that began back in 2013 and aims at training and providing weapons to so called moderate Syrian rebels....
Counter-terrorism measures permanently reduce international trade: new study
Jul 18, 2017 12:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Enhanced counter-terrorism measures help to protect lives, but unfortunately also reduce trade, our study shows. The costs of increased security measures are also not shared equally. While some costs are passed onto...
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely