Quoting the results from a new study related to the reviewing of four decades of evidence for the security of borders, the UN migration agency, IOM, said that Europe’s Mediterranean border is “by far the world’s deadliest”. IOM spokesperson Jorge… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Dec 4 meeting of Jean Claude Junker with British Prime Minister Theresa May likely to set the pace & tone for further negotiations
With Theresa May’s eroding leadership back home, she is hard pressed to portray that enough ground has been covered to label them as sufficient progress. The Brexit negotiations, one of the most complex since WW2, will determine Britain’s economic future…. Read More ›
Saudi Arabia to buy smart ammunitions worth $7 billion from U.S.
The deal is likely to face strong headwinds in the U.S. Congress stemming from civilian deaths in Saudi Arabia’s campaigns in Yemen. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Saudi Arabia has agreed to purchase precision guided munition… Read More ›
Broadcom intends to make significant changes in Qualcomm’s patent licensing system
Qualcomm’s patent licensing system is the root cause of much dispute. By targeting changes in it, Broadcom can win over antitrust regulators and Apple. In a development pregnant with possibilities, a source familiar with the matter at hand has stated,… Read More ›
Not much progress expected during fifth round of NAFTA talks
Despite the general lack of progress, the 2018 Mexican election promises to instill some fire into the negotiations. On Tuesday, negotiators from Canada, Mexico and the U.S., completed their fifth round of negotiations aimed at reworking the North American Free… Read More ›
Looks like Britain is in a hurry to lose its financial clout
Cultivated and cultured for decades, Britain has since long been a center for finance for the world over. If its nonchalant unpreparedness that it has demonstrated in the Brexit negotiations so far is of any clue, it risks losing its… Read More ›
There Have Been Few Signs Of Progress At NAFTA Talks Even Though Talks Have Been Calmer Than Before
The current round of Nafta talks are proceeding with a certain degree of civility, according to some participants, even though there has not been much progress in the negotiations in Mexico to restructure the pact due to tough stand taken… Read More ›
While Leaving Much More To Do, Some Progress Made At Bonn Climate Summit
Even as the global climate change summit in Bonn drew itself close to its end, representatives from multiple countries all across the world seemed confident that important progress was being made in transforming sustained political commitment into action in the real… Read More ›
VW’s board weighs allocation of $82.5 billion across the next 5 years for electric cars
One of the burrs that needs to be ironed out is Lower Saxony’s influence: not only is the state VW’s second biggest shareholder it is also its home state; Brexit related scenarios are also likely to add to the existing… Read More ›
19 Countries Get Together To Pledge Not To Use Coal – Seen As A ‘Political Watershed’
The UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, has seen 19 countries getting together to commit quick phasing out of coal in a new alliance. It is being expected that this is the signal of the end of the dirtiest fossil… Read More ›