Must Watch - Sahra Wagenknecht about the EU Crisis and the civil war in Ukraine 27/08/2014
The deputies of the Left Party, Sahra Wagenknecht, responds to the Policy Statement by Chancellor Angela Merkel, June 4, 2014...
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The deputies of the Left Party, Sahra Wagenknecht, responds to the Policy Statement by Chancellor Angela Merkel, June 4, 2014...
Decision time at the IMF on Ukraine 27/08/2014
At the forthcoming Ukrainian official donors' meeting scheduled for September, one has to hope that G-7 policymakers stop pretending and face up to the questions that they should have been asking when Ukraine's $17 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand-by program was approved last May..
The Hill
At the forthcoming Ukrainian official donors' meeting scheduled for September, one has to hope that G-7 policymakers stop pretending and face up to the questions that they should have been asking when Ukraine's $17 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand-by program was approved last May..
The changing face of Europe's mafia 27/08/2014
... But what is arguably more disturbing, not to mention much harder for law enforcement agencies to trace, is the infiltration of mafia groups in the legitimate business world...
EUObserver
... But what is arguably more disturbing, not to mention much harder for law enforcement agencies to trace, is the infiltration of mafia groups in the legitimate business world...
Nato chief unveils new plan for eastern Europe 27/08/2014
The unusual event saw the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia, which have formed a Customs Union, meet with the president of Ukraine and three EU commissioners, before the Ukrainian and Russian chiefs broke off for two-hour long talks...
EUObserver
The unusual event saw the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia, which have formed a Customs Union, meet with the president of Ukraine and three EU commissioners, before the Ukrainian and Russian chiefs broke off for two-hour long talks...
Merkel: Ukraine can go to Eurasian Union 26/08/2014
Germany’s Angela Merkel has said Ukraine is free to “go to” Russia’s “Eurasian Union”, amid signs of a new willingness to make peace with Russian leader Vladimir Putin...
EUObserver
Germany’s Angela Merkel has said Ukraine is free to “go to” Russia’s “Eurasian Union”, amid signs of a new willingness to make peace with Russian leader Vladimir Putin...
Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S. 26/08/2014
The United States, the officials said, was caught by surprise: Egypt and the Emirates, both close allies and military partners, acted without informing Washington or seeking its consent, leaving the Obama administration on the sidelines...
New York Times
The United States, the officials said, was caught by surprise: Egypt and the Emirates, both close allies and military partners, acted without informing Washington or seeking its consent, leaving the Obama administration on the sidelines...
China dismisses claims by the United States that a fighter jet flew dangerously close to a Navy plane 25/08/2014
"The US's large-scale and highly frequent close-in reconnaissance against China is the root cause of accidents endangering the sea and air military security between China and the United States."...
ABCNews
"The US's large-scale and highly frequent close-in reconnaissance against China is the root cause of accidents endangering the sea and air military security between China and the United States."...
EU migrants urged to back Scots independence bid 25/08/2014
At a rally organized by the Polish for Yes campaign on Saturday, Scotland’s deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon warned that “with the Westminster parties dancing to UKIP”s anti-European tune, Scotland faces the very real prospect of being ripped out of the EU against our will in the event of a No vote.”...
EUObserver
At a rally organized by the Polish for Yes campaign on Saturday, Scotland’s deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon warned that “with the Westminster parties dancing to UKIP”s anti-European tune, Scotland faces the very real prospect of being ripped out of the EU against our will in the event of a No vote.”...
Draghi urges new stimulus to stave off stagnation 25/08/2014
The Frankfurt-based bank is preparing to belatedly follow the lead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England by launching its own programme of quantitative easing (QE) - creating money to buy financial assets...
EUObserver
The Frankfurt-based bank is preparing to belatedly follow the lead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England by launching its own programme of quantitative easing (QE) - creating money to buy financial assets...
North African ministers in Cairo for Libya crisis talks 25/08/2014
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met early Monday with his Libyan, Algerian and Tunisian counterparts for talks on the situation in Libya...
El Ahram
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met early Monday with his Libyan, Algerian and Tunisian counterparts for talks on the situation in Libya...
Crise ukrainienne : Poutine, OTAN, Europe, qui sont les vrais responsables ? 25/08/2014
L'Union Européenne, en demandant à l'Ukraine de choisir entre l'Europe et la Russie par son accord d'association exclusif, et les Etats-Unis, en souhaitant à tout prix étendre l'OTAN, ont choisi la voix du scénario catastrophe. Toute la question est de savoir s'il s'agit d'une maladresse ou d'une malhonnêteté de la part de l'Occident...
Le Figaro
L'Union Européenne, en demandant à l'Ukraine de choisir entre l'Europe et la Russie par son accord d'association exclusif, et les Etats-Unis, en souhaitant à tout prix étendre l'OTAN, ont choisi la voix du scénario catastrophe. Toute la question est de savoir s'il s'agit d'une maladresse ou d'une malhonnêteté de la part de l'Occident...
Washington’s Nightmare Comes True: The Russian-Chinese Strategic Partnership Goes Global (II) 22/08/2014
It is now time to segue into the geopolitical applications of the RCSP. This section will begin with Northeast Asia and then proceed counterclockwise into exploring the dual approaches towards Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. It will then move on to Europe before looking at the Mideast/North Africa (MENA) and Latin America...
Oriental Review
It is now time to segue into the geopolitical applications of the RCSP. This section will begin with Northeast Asia and then proceed counterclockwise into exploring the dual approaches towards Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. It will then move on to Europe before looking at the Mideast/North Africa (MENA) and Latin America...
Poll: Netanyahu’s Approval Rating Down To 55% 22/08/2014
bibi bennettPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval rating continued to drop with operation Protective Edge in its 2nd month, according to the poll to just 55%, down from 82% on July 23 and 63% when ground forces left Gaza, a new poll published by Channel 2, on Thursday, showed...
JP Updates
bibi bennettPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval rating continued to drop with operation Protective Edge in its 2nd month, according to the poll to just 55%, down from 82% on July 23 and 63% when ground forces left Gaza, a new poll published by Channel 2, on Thursday, showed...
Germany Backs $6.8 Billion RWE Unit Sale to Russian Group 22/08/2014
Germany’s Economy Ministry cleared the sale of RWE AG (RWE)’s Dea oil and gas unit to the LetterOne group of investors led by Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman...
Bloomberg
Germany’s Economy Ministry cleared the sale of RWE AG (RWE)’s Dea oil and gas unit to the LetterOne group of investors led by Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman...
USA: la balance des flux de capitaux en déficit 22/08/2014
La balance américaine des flux de capitaux investis à long terme est repassée dans le rouge en juin, selon les chiffres publiés vendredi par le département du Trésor. Elle a accusé un déficit de 30,2 milliards de dollars après avoir enregistré 7,7 milliards de dollars d'excédent en mai...
Le Figaro
La balance américaine des flux de capitaux investis à long terme est repassée dans le rouge en juin, selon les chiffres publiés vendredi par le département du Trésor. Elle a accusé un déficit de 30,2 milliards de dollars après avoir enregistré 7,7 milliards de dollars d'excédent en mai...
Washington and the Argentine default 22/08/2014
The Argentines blame the 'Washington Consensus' for the default in 2001, and the New York judiciary and vulture funds for the 'artificial default' in July this year. These are challenges not just for Argentina; they endanger the global debt restructuring system and contradict U.S. domestic laws...
Gateway House
The Argentines blame the 'Washington Consensus' for the default in 2001, and the New York judiciary and vulture funds for the 'artificial default' in July this year. These are challenges not just for Argentina; they endanger the global debt restructuring system and contradict U.S. domestic laws...
What the leaked EU-Canada trade paper means for TTIP 20/08/2014
Its passage has become a test run ahead of the anticipated trans-Atlantic trade and investment deal between the EU and the US known as "TTIP". EU trade chief Karel de Gucht has publicly described it as a "template" for TTIP...
EUObserver
Its passage has become a test run ahead of the anticipated trans-Atlantic trade and investment deal between the EU and the US known as "TTIP". EU trade chief Karel de Gucht has publicly described it as a "template" for TTIP...
Merkel sets limits to Nato solidarity with Baltic states 20/08/2014
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said Nato will defend Baltic states if need be, but will not build permanent military bases in the region...
EUObserver
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said Nato will defend Baltic states if need be, but will not build permanent military bases in the region...
Le débat que les francophones ne peuvent zapper 20/08/2014
« Le risque d’atteinte aux intérêts des francophones ne peut être négligé. Nous serions coupables d’un complot tacite en ne le disant pas aussi clairement. » Ce sont trois constitutionnalistes francophones qui lancent cet avertissement dans nos colonnes...
Le Soir
« Le risque d’atteinte aux intérêts des francophones ne peut être négligé. Nous serions coupables d’un complot tacite en ne le disant pas aussi clairement. » Ce sont trois constitutionnalistes francophones qui lancent cet avertissement dans nos colonnes...
How is the Sixth BRICS Summit in Russia Rated? 20/08/2014
The sudden and unexpected worsening of BRICS member Russia’s relations with the West in the spring of 2014 gave the summit a considerable geopolitical burden...
LEAP/Euro-BRICS
The sudden and unexpected worsening of BRICS member Russia’s relations with the West in the spring of 2014 gave the summit a considerable geopolitical burden...