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Toward a New Economic Alliance: U.S., Japan, India, Vietnam, South Korea, EU, UK
Boston Global Forum Statement Date: April 12, 2025 The recent tariff policy announced by President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet marks an important decision in U.S. economic and strategic policy. It underscores the growing importance of alliances and...
Xi focuses on importance of Marxist ideology
Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of ideological orthodoxy to ensure the power and legitimacy of Communist Party rule. “The wavering of idealistic faith is the most dangerous form of wavering,” Mr. Xi told an assembly of party officials...
Deconstructing the E.U.’s democratic structures
The European Union may not seem democratic but it is, mostly. Amanda Taub writes in The New York Times: "{W}hile defenders of the European Union have evidence to show that the bloc is democratic, this misses the point. Democracy, after all, is about more than...
Multi-sided Yemen war grinds on
Mountains in northern Yemen. Many Yemenis find themselves trapped on Yemen's long and complicated civil war. The Washington Post reports that the "conflict holds enormous stakes for Washington and its allies. Yemen, the Middle East’s poorest nation, straddles vital...
Facebook wins Belgian privacy case
Facebook has overturned a decision that blocked the social network from using its "datr'' cookies to track the Internet activity of logged-out users in Belgium. This is the latest in the long-running case that started with the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC)...
Video: Why Brexit might not happen
This Bloomberg video looks at why Brexit might not happen. Please hit this link.
E.U. leaders harden hearts against the U.K.
Leaders of the European Union seem united in their disinclination to make concessions that would enable the post-Brexit United Kingdom to have many of the benefits of E.U. membership without having to accede to such requirements as free movement in and out of...