Jul 10, 2017 07:38 am UTC| Commentary
World leaders concluded the two-day meeting of the G20 on Saturday in Hamburg Germany, where many of the leaders had the opportunity to meet with the US President Donald Trump for the very first time. While the biggest...
Global Geo-political Series: Erdogan signals Turkey’s departure from PCA after US withdrawal
Jul 10, 2017 07:36 am UTC| Commentary
While G20 leaders indicated at the G20 summit, held in Hamburg Germany on last Friday and Saturday that 19 of the G20 countries would continue to move ahead with the Paris Climate Accord (PCA) without the United States,...
Global Geo-political Series: Putin-Trump agreed Syrian cease-fire begins today
Jul 10, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Commentary
A cease-fire agreement was reached in Hamburg Germany at the G20 when the President of the United States Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for a 30-minute bilateral meeting, which lasted for a...
Trump's friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
Jul 08, 2017 18:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
It emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump, the taller man,...
When Trump met Putin, and how the Russian won the day
Jul 08, 2017 18:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views
It was the meeting weve all been waiting for. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Friday during the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. The key question was whether Trump or Putin would...
4 things to know about North and South Korea
Jul 08, 2017 16:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Editors note: North Korea tested what it claims was an intercontinental ballistic missile at 9:40 a.m. Pyongyang time on July 3. Some analysts say this is evidence that Alaska is now within striking distance of nuclear...
How China could use trade to force North Korea to play nice with the West
Jul 08, 2017 16:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views
North Korea got the worlds attention and President Donald Trumps when it said on July 4 that it had successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. The weapon, potentially equipped with a...
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