While in the past German policies have been guided by business interests rather than strategic factors, surely Germany, Europe’s biggest and strongest economy, has gained from history’s strategic insight and will take the right decision. Senior German officials are telling… Read More ›
Geopolitics
The EU and Britain clinch draft Brexit agreement
Theresa May’s government will now have to go through the guantlet of the British parliament, bridge opposing views of the country’s lawmakers and sell the Brexit deal to a deeply divided country. In a momentous development, Britain has clinched a… Read More ›
Brexit deal can be clinched within the next 24 to 48 hours: David Lidington
Here are the comments made by British Prime Minister Theresa May’s de facto deputy to BBC radio. On Tuesday, David Lidington, a British Cabinet Office Minister who is considered as British Prime Minister Theresa May’s de facto deputy told BBC… Read More ›
Despite Trump Rhetoric, US Bound Exports To Increase After Talks With US, Say Japanese Firms
The intensive and relentless efforts by the United States President Donald Trump to reduce the trade deficit with Japan, expectations of an increase in exports to the US because of trade talks between the two countries was expressed by almost… Read More ›
Significant Crude Price Drop In One Month Forces Opec To Close In On Production Cuts
After almost a year of increasing oil output, the Opec and its allies are now poised to again reduce production with the aim of cutting down supply of crude to the market in 2019 to shore up prices. Saudi Arabia,… Read More ›
British parliament likely to vote down May’s Brexit deal: Justine Greening
Justine Greening, the former education minister from Theresa May’s cabinet, has joined the growing chorus for a second Brexit referendum. On Monday, Justine Greening, the former education minister from Theresa May’s cabinet stated, the British parliament will vote down Prime… Read More ›
UK Prime Minister Sets Up Brexit ‘Business Councils’ For Strategy Setting
Five new business councils have been formed by the British Prime Minster Theresa May to advise the government on the best ways to create the most suitable business environment in the country after implementation of Brexit. There are some bog… Read More ›
ISIS Is Still A ‘Problem’ Online Though It Has Lost Influence On Ground, EU Security Official
According to Julian King, the EU’s commissioner for the security union, the Islamic State is still “very much a problem” because this terrorist organization that once had under its control extensive areas in Syria and Iraq, us still continuing to… Read More ›
Saudi think-tank studying possible breakup of OPEC
The Saudi Government-funded think tank is studying the potential impact this move would have on the oil market. The Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand as saying, a top government-funded think tank in… Read More ›
Facebook Commissioned Report Indicts It Of Inaction In Myanmar’s Rohingya Issue
Facebook has agreed to allegations against it that held it responsible for not being able to stop its platform from being used to “incite offline violence” in Myanmar, the largest social media platform has said. The platform had created an… Read More ›