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World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 20, 2018
Brexit transition finalized
The European Union and UK have struck a joint legal agreement that has nearly finalized all the legal terms of the Brexit transition deal. The milestone agreement has..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 19, 2018
Liu He in-charge of China’s economy
China’s President Xi Jinping has appointed economist Liu He as the Vice Premier overseeing the Chinese economy. China is the second largest economy in the world after..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 19, 2018
Abe weighed down by scandal
The cronyism scandal surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has worsened over the recent days. The Japanese Finance Ministry has admitted to having..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 19, 2018
Putin wins another six years
On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin has won a landslide reelection victory. This will continue his rule over Russia for another six years, despite his straining..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 17, 2018
The ASEAN-Australia summit
On the first day of the ASEAN Summit in Sydney, Australian PM Turnbull and Singaporean PM Lee, both reiterated their support for free trade, in light of protectionist..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 17, 2018
Weaponized web?
Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web has warned against “gatekeeper” organisations such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, who have the..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 16, 2018
McMaster to leave?
Reports have emerged that H. R. McMaster, the current National Security Advisor will soon be dismissed by US President Donald Trump. If he is fired, he will join a long..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 16, 2018
White supremacy on the rise
A recent report by the Anti-Defamation League noted a drastic increase in the number of banners espousing white supremacy across the United States. There..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 16, 2018
UN Geneva staff protests pay cuts
The United Nations Human Rights Council and other important UN meetings in Geneva, Switzerland were cancelled on Friday after the staff voted for an unusual..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 16, 2018
US pursues India at WTO
In its latest protectionist move, the US has launched a trade challenge against most of India’s export subsidy programs at the World Trade Organization (WTO), after..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2018
Trump picks Kudlow
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will be replacing former chief economic advisor Gary Cohn with Larry Kudlow. Kudlow is a prominent conservative..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2018
Fall from grace
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of health technology company, Theranos, has agreed to relinquish control of her company to settle charges of “massive fraud”..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2018
Tillerson out, Pompeo in
US President Donald Trump has indicated that he will be nominating CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the next US Secretary of State. He will be replacing Rex Tillerson..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2018
Women take charge
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will be nominating Gina Haspel to become the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. If she is confirmed by..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2018
Trump blocks Broadcom
US President Donald Trump has prohibited the $142 billion hostile takeover of Qualcomm by Singapore-based Broadcom due to security concerns..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2018
EU plans legislation on refugee issue
The European Commission is planning legislation that would use the risk of denied visas to motivate countries outside the bloc to cooperate on sending back unsuccessful..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2018
Fake documents shake Abe government
A scandal over the cut-price sale of public land shook the Japanese government after the finance ministry admitted falsifying documents to exclude the names..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2018
China overhaul ministries
The Chinese government announced its intention to restructure a number of ministries on Tuesday. CPC officials have stated that the intention is to reduce inter-agency..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 12, 2018
Jinping for life?
China’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favour of amending the nation’s constitution and has removed term limits in the presidency. Chinese President Xi Jinping..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 12, 2018
Russia’s weapons
Russia has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, which the government has deemed “invincible.” According to the authorities, this could deliver a warhead..