While Boris Johnson, the likely successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May, takes his country down a path of diminished trade, the European Union is negotiating one of the largest free-trade agreements in the world. One really has to wonder what the "buccaneering" Brexiteers have to complain about.
For months, the world looked on as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attempted to reverse the outcome of the city's municipal election. But now that Erdoğan's party has been defeated once again (and massively so this time around), his fundamental weakness has been exposed – as has that of populist authoritarians everywhere.
Jun 26, 2019 deflates the idea that a post-Brexit United Kingdom can ever become a global trading power.
Jun 26, 2019 outlines how best to minimize the risk of direct confrontation between the city and China's rulers.
Jun 26, 2019 says a new report by the Bank of England on the future of finance makes for sobering reading.
Jun 26, 2019 outlines the Trump administration's blueprint for financial aid and reform in the Palestinian territories.
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