Oct 18, 2016 12:38 pm UTC| Central Banks Commentary
The main risks events are now in theeuro zone (ECB in September, Italian referendum, immigration tensions). Aconstitutional referendumis planned to be held in Italy on Sunday 4 December 2016. Voters are to be asked...
Global Geo-Politics series: Merkel calls for Normandy four meeting
Oct 18, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Commentary
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a Normandy four meeting in Berlin, which if held successfully could help reduce the geopolitical tensions prevailing between the Russia and the West. Ms. Merkel has invited...
Cyprus considers its next peace vote in the wake of Colombia and Brexit
Oct 18, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Insights & Views
Watching the news about Colombias referendum from Cyprus, I could not help but think that the two countries seemed strangely close. Just a week after the rejection of the peace deal in Colombia and after the global...
Global Geo-political Series: Turkey shows how the West loses its global influence
Oct 17, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Commentary
We are witnessing the beginning of the end of the previous world order and 2016 could very well be remembered in history when this change became apparent. The global geopolitical balance is tilting and this time against...
Argentina’s president learns the hard way not to discuss the Falklands lightly
Oct 06, 2016 13:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As part of his mission to rebrand his country as finally open for business again, Argentine President Mauricio Macri recently voiced his enthusiasm for turning over a new leaf in Argentine-British relations, and the...
Colombia did not vote 'no' in its peace referendum – what the statistics reveal
Oct 05, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The official line is that the no vote won the referendum in Colombia. The internationally lauded peace treaty with the FARC guerillas was rejected, and now nobody knows what the countrys fate will be. But did no...
Why Colombia voted 'No' to peace with FARC
Oct 04, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It seemed like a done deal. After 60 years of fighting, three years of detailed negotiations, and a peace agreement signed in front of the head of the United Nations, the horrific conflict between the Colombian state and...