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Too many governments, for too many years, have shrugged off their responsibility. They have paid lip service to the importance of girls’ education - and gender equality - but then left the real heavy lifting to NGOs, philanthropists and the private sector. Multilateral development banks are focused on the big picture issues of development such as energy, connectivity and climate change. But there can be no big picture development unless little girls grow up to be educated, emancipated and active women.

Thank heaven for educated girls:Why gender equality is key to sustainable development

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Getting girls in classrooms is a key condition for implementing Agenda 2030. So how about if the EU made girls’ education a key condition when it provides countries with development aid?

Zarif’s speech exposed the deep divisions between the United States and the Europeans over the Iran nuclear deal. Despite Chancellor Angela Merkel’s attempts on Saturday to explain why it was necessary to preserve the deal, while at the same time acknowledging Iran’s disruptive role in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza, there was no meeting of minds between both sides of the Atlantic.

Misplaced Nostalgia for the Old West

By: EBR | Monday, February 18, 2019

This year’s Munich Security Conference ended as it begun: a bickering West reluctant to address the new geostrategic realities

Given they knew where these tweets had been sent from, and how happy or sad they were, the researchers were then able to match the tweets to a daily local air quality index, providing a real-time connection between air pollution and happiness. Analysing data from 144 Chinese cities, they found that self-reported happiness was significantly lower on days with relatively higher pollution levels.

Air pollution may be affecting how happy you are

By: EBR | Friday, February 15, 2019

For decades now, GDP has been the standard measure of a nation’s well-being. But it is becoming clear that an economic boost may not be accompanied by a rise in individual happiness

The years of terror that followed the French Revolution had their foundations in the statecraft drafted by Richelieu. Napoleon's wars had the same base, and the Treaty of Vienna (1814) that followed those wars reciprocated the favor of establishing an order in which the dismal choices of impotent realism and impossible idealism reigned supreme again.

Impotent Realism vs. Impossible Idealism: Simplicissimus of the Land of Stable Disequilibrium Meets Cardinal Richelieu of the Land of Unstable Equilibrium

By: EBR | Thursday, February 14, 2019

The year 1648 symbolizes the beginning of the modern era

Freedom of the press and democracy in Greece are in jeopardy, in fact, Greece tops the list of European countries found guilty by the ECHR in cases concerning freedom of speech and violation of Article 10 of the Treaty of Rome.

The freedom of the press and the ARB case

By: Athanase Papandropoulos | Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Athens Review of Books is at risk of closing down in an unlawful manner that Viktor Orban and Donald Trump would envy

Now federal prosecutors are reportedly reviewing Bezos’s claims; if Bezos is correct, then A.M.I. may have broken the law, violated its agreement, and once again acted to defend Trump, who is decidedly not an admirer of Bezos or his newspaper, the Washington Post. (In a statement, A.M.I. said that it “believes fervently that it acted lawfully in reporting the story of Mr. Bezos.”)

How Jeff Bezos Sees the Press: A Conversation with the Journalist Brad Stone

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Last week, the world’s richest man became a Medium author. On Thursday, the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, penned an extraordinary essay on the site saying that the National Enquirer was trying to extort him

It looks like the Democratic party takes a left turn. An opportunity for President Trump? In his State of the Union last week, he said ‘We are born free and will stay free. America will never be a socialist country’. To continue with broadside against the crumbling Chavez regime in Venezuela,’ where socialist policies have turned (it) from the richest country in South America to the poorest on earth’.

US Democrats are going ‘socialist’. A boon for Trump?

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, February 11, 2019

‘America will never be socialist’, Donald Trump said in his State of the Union last week. He criticised ‘new calls to adopt socialism in this country’

The digital age and the omnipresence of digital interactions and connectedness open doors to a multitude of business opportunities for European companies. According to the results of the survey, 89.3% of companies state that they are fully aware of the new prospects brought about by the digital revolution.

Digital transformation in selected industries

By: EBR | Thursday, February 7, 2019

The 2018 Digital Transformation Scoreboard survey focused on two industries – food and construction – that are essential to Europe’s economy and in which SMEs constitute a large share of added value and employment at EU level

The world as we have known it for the past 50 years is falling apart. A new nationalism is on the rise, free trade is threatened and identified as the cause of the global predicament, while the resurgence of hard power cannot be discarded. Consequently, taming the forces of the market is secondary in relation to putting the market in service of power. These are all macro-trends whose meaning and effects should be familiar to every family-owned conglomerate, to every CEO or family member groomed to be the next leader.

Superclans: Global Entrepreneurial Families and Investor Resilience

By: EBR | Thursday, February 7, 2019

We live in an age of disruption and, with every passing day, we receive confirmation that only those who smartly embrace change will be able to survive in an increasingly competitive business environment

In this kind of environment, people do not feel comfortable raising ethics concerns, according to the majority of the survey respondents. Only 30 percent of executive assistants believe that the opportunity to engage in misconduct is minimal. Interviews with a number of them revealed that the high prevalence of corporate misconduct, the disconnect with the firm’s professed ethos, and the silence around these issues, combine to create stress and conflict within their role.

For the Truth About How Bosses Behave, Ask Their Assistants

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The eyes and ears of corporate culture, executive assistants have a front-row seat to the integrity dilemmas faced by top management

Global Cosmopolitans are also proficient at building bridges between contexts, which includes helping organisations adapt to new markets. But even after they have slaked their wanderlust and decided to settle down in one place, the learning-oriented mindset they have developed will serve them (and their organisations) in good stead.

The Skills That Global Cosmopolitans Bring to the Table

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Professionals versed in several cultures have an exceptional ability to learn from experience

But corruption has always existed and goes on everywhere. It is indeed very likely that it will always exist. Why not also in myself? Of course, I can avoid thinking about it. Even more convenient, I can choose or invent a definition of corruption that does not include my actions.

Three Inconvenient Truths About Corruption

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Having honest, adult conversations about corruption requires accepting that none of us is ethically pure

The two leaders are expected to discuss disputed Cyprus energy exploration, Aegean sea issues, a migrant deal and economic cooperation though analysts see little concrete progress.

Tsipras visits Turkey for talks to ease tensions

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Turkey on Tuesday (5 February), where he will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks to ease tensions over bilateral disputes and the long-running Cyprus problem

According to Commissioner Stylianides, the EU supports all initiatives aimed at promoting cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides. The EU and Taiwan are like-minded and the EU has always engaged with Taiwan on a broad range of issues and encouraged it to be an active player in international affairs. The EU is a like-minded partner of Taiwan and respects its system of governance based on democracy, the rule of law and human rights, he said.

Taiwan welcomes European Commission and European Parliament support

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, February 4, 2019

China’s strong man President Xi-Jinping’s verbal attitude towards Taiwan becomes more and more aggressive and causes unrest in the South-East Asian region.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DO World, the Dubai-based ports operator, addressing the forum said, that the sluggish decision making in the EU contrasts with the speed of action in China, India and other countries, ‘by the time they make a decision in Brussels, the opportunity has gone somewhere else’.

"Davos" tells the EU, it is behind the US and China

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, January 28, 2019

At the EU level the increasing political differences among the 28 countries -presumably soon to be 27 after Brexit- make decisive policy-making highly problematic. When the EU moves, it usually moves slowly.

One central focus of this week’s gathering in Davos is climate change, but the world has backed away from collective action. With the economy slowing down, many countries can’t reach the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement.

‘Davos’: no business as usual this year

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, January 23, 2019

US President Donald Trump cancelled his trip to ‘Davos’ because the US government is partially closed for business, thanks to the House Democrats of Nancy Pelosi which refuse to finance Trump’s Mexican wall

Astonishingly, the report has found that whilst companies anticipate challenges, such as cybersecurity and data, they remain largely unprepared. In an age categorised by the WEF as “The Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR), it is more important than ever for G20 companies to be instrumental in supporting societies and governments navigating unavoidable uncertainty and volatility

FTI’s new report highlights low levels of resilience in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 22, 2019

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, FTI Consulting* launched their inaugural 2019 Resilience Barometer which explores how G20 companies are tackling an interconnected, technologically disrupted and increasingly regulated world

For the Greek centre-left, which at the time that the Agreement was signed was trying to preserve a fragile electoral coalition, the result was a deep division. The Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok) and Potami (the two main parties) broke ties, plummeting prospects for a united centre-left block.

Tsipras kills three birds with one stone with North Macedonia deal

By: EBR | Monday, January 21, 2019

With the North Macedonia name change deal recently reached between Athens and Skopje, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has achieved more than improving his international image, by putting pressure on his domestic opponents

Tsipras is faced with a hostile parliament, considering that all political parties except his own Syriza will vote against his government. Tsipras called a vote of confidence last week, after Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, the leader of the conservative junior coalition partner, resigned because he opposes the name deal with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), the so-called Prespa agreement.

Tsipras goes against all in Greek parliament on North Macedonia name deal

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is likely to survive a confidence vote on Wednesday (16 January). But his party Syriza is alone in defending the historic name change deal reached between Athens and Skopje

The United States was crucial for building what is today’s European Union. Security, peace, and prosperity of Europe would not have happened without Washington’s unflinching support. Following the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, a Europe whole, united, and free became the mantra of successive U.S. administrations.

What Trump Means for Europe

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Brexit is symptomatic of Europe’s inability to deal with the end of the post-1945 era

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EU Actually

An as usual divided EU is looking for a more assertive China strategy

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes about the laborious efforts of the EU member states to find a more assertive China strategy.

Europe

EU hails Hungary’s ’wind of change’ and unlocks €16.4bn for new PM Magyar

EU hails Hungary’s ’wind of change’ and unlocks €16.4bn for new PM Magyar

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told Hungary’s new prime minister that billions of euros in EU funding are to be unlocked subject to his government pushing through a raft of "long-overdue reforms".

Business

Hotpot, bubble tea and sportswear: China’s new exports take on the world

Hotpot, bubble tea and sportswear: China’s new exports take on the world

Step into pretty much any shopping mall in Singapore and you’re likely to find queues snaking outside shops with catchy names and bright-coloured branding.

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