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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

Called “Climathon”, the initiative gives people the chance to work directly with their local towns and cities in addressing climate change.

Finding answers to the challenges of climate change

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The public has been urged to get involved in a citizen-led movement designed to tackle the climate emergency

"If we don’t make a deal, we’re going to substantially raise those tariffs," the president said.

Trump says US could ’substantially’ raise China tariffs if deal isn’t reached

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 13, 2019

President Donald Trump on Tuesday vacillated between optimism toward trade negotiations with China and renewed escalation threats, sowing uncertainty about the fate of an interim trade agreement between the largest economies

The EU has repeatedly warned Turkey to stop exploratory drilling activities in what Cyprus says are its territorial waters, to no avail, and last month EU foreign ministers asked officials to create a sanctions framework.

EU takes step closer to Turkey drilling sanctions

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 12, 2019

The EU on Monday (11 November) moved a step closer to imposing sanctions over Turkey’s drilling for oil and gas off Cyprus by formally adopting a legal framework to target those involved

Preparing workers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is among policymakers’ top concerns and one of the pillars of the Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report looks at how prepared workforces are.

These are the world’s best MBAs

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 12, 2019

American institutions continue to dominate lists of the top MBAs, with Chicago’s Booth School of Business coming first in the latest round-up

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EU Actually

Ukraine may buy for 6 billion euros Chinese drones with EU money

By: N. Peter Kramer

In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes about the Ukraine buying for 6 billion euros drones in China with EU money. Is it a threat for Taiwan?

Europe

Diplomacy intensifies over Cyprus

United Nations secretary-general envoy Maria Angela Holguin will be in Brussels on Wednesday for meetings seen as important to European Union preparations for a possible revival of Cyprus reunification talks ahead of an expected visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Cyprus next week.

Business

How Much Pressure Can European CEOs Take?

There was a time when the job of the CEO was difficult but relatively clear: grow the business, beat the competition, manage costs, satisfy shareholders, inspire employees and avoid major reputational mistakes. That world has disappeared.