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Lawmakers alarmed Exxon chief could empower Putin
Donald Trump’s leading candidate for secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, would accelerate the president-elect’s collision course with Congress over his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and raise new questions about Putin’s role in the election. Tillerson, whom Trump officials now call...
We need to talk about NATO
Dear NATO and European ministers of defense, I know you’re worried. You’re worried that the United States is about to have a commander in chief who has called the NATO alliance “obsolete.†You’re worried by Donald Trump’s campaign promise to defend NATO allies only if they...
10 crucial decisions that reshaped America
Brand is the be-all-end-all of Donald Trump. And the core of Trump’s brand is that squinty, jut-jowled, unreflective scowl, the Dirty Harry stare he insists on plastering everywhere — book covers, posters, his website — because it advertises his most marketable selling point: toughness. But the people around...
Why Trump makes this small country so nervous
TALLINN, Estonia — The scene outside Alexander Nevsky Cathedral one evening earlier this month had all the hallmarks of a Russian plot: dark-clothed heavies chanting and dragging metal bats along the cobblestone streets as camouflaged Estonian troops with heavy weaponry guarded the nearby Parliament. In reality, it was a training...
Georgia and Ukraine hail EU visa-free deal
EU negotiators have agreed terms on a deal that could see Georgians enter the EU without a visa still this year and Ukrainians early next year. …read more Source:...
Dutch need deal on Ukraine at summit, Rutte threatens
Rutte wants to walk away from an EU leaders meeting in Brussels next week with a “legally binding” declaration to quell grievances against the EU-Ukraine treaty. …read more Source:...
Dutch threaten Ukraine trade deal
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he will ask EU leaders for legally binding guarantees to ensure an association agreement with Ukraine will not create a defense guarantee or become a step towards membership of the bloc for the country. In an interview with the Financial Times published Friday, Rutte warned that if the Netherlands does not...
UK spy chief: Syrian war creates ‘unprecedented’ terror threat
Britain faces an “unprecedented” terror threat as long as civil war continues to rage in Syria, the U.K.’s foreign intelligence boss said Thursday. U.K. authorities have foiled 12 terrorist plots since June 2013, Alex Younger told reporters in a rare speech at the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service — otherwise known...
EU moves forward on Ukraine, Georgia visa-free travel
The European Council and Parliament have reached a deal on a proposal that paves the way for citizens of Ukraine and Georgia to get the right to travel to the EU without a visa. The deal will allow the European Commission and EU states to reinstate the requirement for a visa if countries fail to cooperate in taking back illegal migrants,...
[Ticker] Nato urges EU to uphold Russia sanctions
Nato head Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Russia bore responsibility for the conflict in east Ukraine and urged the EU and US to uphold economic sanctions. “The international community must keep pressuring Russia to respect its obligations. Especially while the security situation in eastern Ukraine remains so serious, it is...
