President Bannon? — NYTimes Editorial
Bannon already seems to have surpassed Karl Rove as the most dangerous political Svengali alive today – and his boy is just getting started. As […]
Brexit
Trump Already Destroying Decades-Long US Alliance System — NYTimes
With Trump threatening punitive tariffs on Mexican and Chinese imports, some US allies are shifting focus to other potential friendships and sources of trade. German […]
No Brexit Without Parliament, UK Supreme Court Rules – Chance To Reverse Self-Destructive Move | Foreign Policy
The UK’s Supreme Court put at least a delay on Brexit, ruling Tuesday Parliament must agree. It “may” change nothing. But “Bregret” has been strong […]
China-Led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – AIIB – To Admit 25 Members In Wake of TPP Demise – Financial Times
The $100bn multilateral organisation was founded last year with 57 founding shareholders in spite of opposition from the US. AIIB is keeping its door open […]
Fists Fly As Turkey’s Parliament Backs New Constitution w Huge Expansion of Erdogan’s Presidential Powers
The proposed new Constitution, bitterly disputed by opposition parties, would greatly expand the powers of political Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, if approved in a […]
Davos Elites Stare Into ‘The Abyss’ — The Millennium Crisis … The Abyss Stares Back
Global elites at Davos stare into the Abyss — The Millennium Crisis … As Nietzsche foresaw, the Abyss stares back … “DAVOS, Switzerland — For […]
US Banks Prepare Two-Stage Plan To Leave “City of London” Due To Brexit
Financiers at the World Economic Forum discuss plans for transferring chunks of their operations out of the City of London, seen above, due to Brexit […]
Trump / Brexit Give China Opening At Davos To Claim Leadership of Open World Economy In Xi’s First Appearance There
While Trump and Brexit push towards economic closure and disruption, President Xi Jinping takes advantage of the opportunity at the World Economic Forum in Davos […]
May’s Brexit Speech Shows Impossible Situation UK Faces – Biz / Finance Leaders Correctly Frightened
May’s speech shows UK seeking Brexit “resolution” EU leadership has already rejected. She wants to “cherry-pick” but they say it’s a total package. British biz […]
Trump Anti-NATO / Anti-EU Remarks Show Total Ignorance of Global Realities & Frighten Europeans – Maybe He Really Is Putin Operative
Trump calling NATO “obsolete” & encouraging the collapse of the EU are bad enough. But equating Angela Merkl with Putin in any way raises anew […]