Expect an EU referendum in June or July this year – here's why ...
Jan 13, 2016 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The prospect of a summer referendum on Britains membership of the European Union is drawing closer. At least this is the timetable David Cameron hinted at when he recently said he is hopeful of concluding a renegotiation...
Will messy politics dent euro area recovery?
Jan 13, 2016 11:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
2016 may not be a calm year for the Euro area with many political facets likely to affect ongoing recovery. The Brexit discussion and a possible yes to leaving the EU could be the harbinger of more disintegration....
Obama's final State of the Union: scholars react
Jan 13, 2016 06:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Editors note: In his final State of the Union Address, President Obama attempted to remind voters of his accomplishments, give shape to his legacy and set out a vision for Americas future. We asked two scholars who study...
State of the Union: looking far beyond 2016, Obama claims post-presidency bully pulpit
Jan 13, 2016 05:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On Tuesday night (Washington time), US President Barack Obama delivered his last State of the Union address, and his first post-presidency speech. Obama said early on: For my final address to this chamber, I dont want...
Euro-area recovery set to continue while politics get messier
Jan 12, 2016 18:36 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
The bad economic news these days comes out of China and from the US manufacturing sector while the Euro area performs reasonably well by its potential. In 2015, economic output increased by 1.5% and employment by around...
US democracy trumps all as a dysfunctional disgrace
Jan 12, 2016 03:43 am UTC| Politics
As the rest of the world looks upon Americas 2016 presidential race and what has become a disgrace of a democratic system, its bewilderment can be organised around a series of hows and whys. How can a political and...
South Africa's ANC at 104: its rhetoric is no longer connected to reality
Jan 11, 2016 15:05 pm UTC| Politics
When language is alive and searches for new ways to illuminate reality and possibility, it can attain real power. Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre wrote: Words wreak havoc … when they find a name for what had...