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Unless some drastic measures are taken, the various conflicts in the Middle East will become ever more intractable and exact a horrifying toll in blood and massive economic dislocation.

Middle East: Ever More Unstable

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2020

A review of seven Mideast conflicts, each one ever more intractable

The US had intel that Soleimani was in multiple countries in the region planning specific attacks on US interests, including US personal.

Trump stuns the world with killing Iranian’s terrorist number 1 Soleimani

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2020

President Trump ordered the airstrike on Baghdad Airport that killed Iranian military commander Soleimani

What will happen on February 4 during the State of the Union and how will Trump react on his impeachment situation? Will the president slams Pelosi and her party for all the troubles they do to him?

2020: New clash between Trump and Pelosi in Congress?

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 31, 2019

President Donald Trump accepted an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver his annual State of the Union address to a joint meeting of Congress, two days after she oversaw his impeachment.

Billions of dollars are being poured into vast tourism projects throughout the kingdom, from flashy resorts to new airports, in a bid to shift the economy away from its dependence on the petroleum industry and the government jobs it finances.

Saudi Arabia Wants Your Next Vacation

By: EBR | Friday, December 27, 2019

The oil-rich kingdom is betting on tourism to broaden its economy, but will visitors come?

China’s rising trade clout comes on the back of the country’s brisk economic growth during the past few decades.

How US-China tensions are changing the game for global trade

By: EBR | Friday, December 20, 2019

Geo-economic friction has hit the world’s trade referee where it hurts, by dismantling the decision-making body at the core of the WTO

The new man is, if necessary, not afraid of a hard Brexit, something that could be disastrous for many of the member states.

‘A damning repudiation of those who have trying to Stop Brexit’

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, December 16, 2019

‘A damning repudiation of those who have trying to Stop Brexit’ wrote the Daily Mail

With 70 years on the clock, NATO will last the longest of all international alliances. "Discussion makes sense," says NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg.

NATO: brain dead or alive and kicking?

By: EBR | Friday, December 6, 2019

President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a planned news conference on the sidelines of the NATO meeting last Wednesday, after tensed exchanges with other world leaders

Just as France and Turkey have different perceptions about the terrorist threats facing their countries, other alliance members, such as Poland and the Baltic States—and Germany—see Russia as the major threat.

The Three Unresolved Issues of NATO

By: EBR | Thursday, December 5, 2019

NATO leaders have fundamentally different views about terrorism, Russia, and European security. Dealing with these challenges will determine the alliance’s future direction

Senator Warren, who has put mega-taxing billionaires at the centre of her candidacy, welcomed Mr. Bloomberg to the race this way: ‘He doesn’t need people. He only needs bags and bags of money’.

Tycoon Michael Bloomberg for US President?

By: EBR | Thursday, December 5, 2019

Michael Bloomberg joined the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination

“I am bringing an indictment on public corruption against the prime minister in three cases. It is sad for me personally and for the country.”

Does indictment of Netanyahu mean going to jail or remaining Prime Minister of Israel?

By: EBR | Friday, November 29, 2019

Benjamin Netanyahu must answer for a court of law in three corruption cases. The highest prosecutor in the country determined that last week

The warming has triggered large-scale insect disturbances and fires in North American boreal forests "potentially turning some regions from a carbon sink to a carbon source".

Climate crisis pushing Earth to a ’global tipping point,’ researchers say

By: EBR | Thursday, November 28, 2019

The Earth is heading toward a "global tipping point" if the climate crisis continues on its current path, scientists have warned, as they called for urgent action to avoid "an existential threat to civilization."

The creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area offers a particularly interesting counterpart with which to explore deeper economic integration over time.

Seven lessons for Europe’s China policy

By: EBR | Thursday, November 28, 2019

The EU must learn to see its peculiarities as strengths rather than weaknesses

«Trump started insulting and humiliating America’s warriors even while still a candidate. The obvious goal was to probe the military personnel’s reaction.»

After Gallagher: The Pentagon Faces a Big Purge

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Trump clearly wants to set enlisted men against their commanders. He wants them loyal not to the Constitution, but to himself personally

The new corporate giants propelled societies forward, but also created new imbalances – and almost immediately ran into resistance.

Why corporate citizens must become global catalysts

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Since the advent of the modern firm, businesses have had to contend with a fundamental paradox: society needs large organizations to solve complex collective problems, but also fears centralized authority and decision-making

Germany’s procrastination over security and defense should worry all NATO allies and all EU members.

NATO Needs a German Voice Now

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Hold your breath! The American and French presidents’ provocative views on NATO are good for the alliance—provided Germany starts acting strategically

“When people suggest such ideas, I think that mankind could end up back in caves again,” Putin said.

Putin attacks ‘strange’ European plans to reduce gas usage

By: EBR | Thursday, November 21, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (20 November) rubbished European calls to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, saying that such ideas could lead to humans living in caves again

Without legal identification like a birth certificate, children are essentially invisible. They are at a higher risk of being excluded from basic things like education, health care and social services.

Give every child a legal identity

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Technology can help children obtain legal proof of who they are, says Henrietta Fore, the executive director of UNICEF

On May 1, 2018, Brazilian unions held the country’s first united Workers Day rally in decades in Curitiba. Thousands came. They returned for major actions every few months: New Year’s, the anniversary of Lula’s imprisonment, Lula’s 500th day in jail.

Brazil is in split, can former president Lula boost Brazil’s left or will he help unite the far right?

By: EBR | Monday, November 18, 2019

Lula’s freedom was never a foregone conclusion even after Brazil’s Supreme Court decided recently that it was unconstitutional to jail defendants before they had exhausted their appeals

“Turkey’s acquisition of sophisticated Russian military equipment, such as the S-400, creates some very serious challenges for us and we are talking about it constantly,” Trump told a joint news conference.

Despite ‘wonderful’ meeting, Trump and Erdogan fail to resolve conflicts

By: EBR | Thursday, November 14, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (13 November) pushed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to walk away from the purchase of a Russian missile defence system, calling it a “very serious challenge” to bilateral ties, even though he described a meeting between the two leaders as “wonderful.”

Consider some of the key elements of the conflict in Syria that have thus far functioned to Russia’s advantage.

Has Russia forged a new international security role?

By: EBR | Thursday, November 14, 2019

Russia is visibly capable of exercising significant influence on carefully selected matters where conditions allow Moscow to make the most of its strengths, whether military, diplomatic, or economic

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A mission impossible for Sébastien Lecornu, Macron’s 5th Prime Minister?

By: N. Peter Kramer

President Emmanuel Macron has again named a close ally, Sébastien Lecornu, as the new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou.

Europe

France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust prime minister

France has been plunged into a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister François Bayrou at a confidence vote in the National Assembly

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