Section: US & Canada
Germany Will Invest In Ukraine If It Tackles Corruption: Angela Merkel
Germany is willing to invest in Ukraine if its government tackles corruption and pares down the influence of oligarchs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday. The leader also said that German businesses are ready to invest in Ukraine if the country provides favorable conditions. …read more Source: International Business...
Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying… …read more Source:...
Justin Trudeau, born into political spotlight, seeks to fulfil Nixon prophecy
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau hadn’t even been weaned when a sitting United States president first predicted he’d one day become Canada’s political leader. “Tonight we’ll dispense with the formalities. I’d like to toast the future prime minister of Canada: to Justin Pierre Trudeau,” Richard Nixon said at a gala...
Father Of Ukraine Revolution Speaks Out
They don’t call Member of Parliament Mustafa Nayem “Father of the Revolution” for nothing. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine to sit alongside Russia on UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine has won a seat on the U.N. Security Council, giving the country a new platform to spar diplomatically with permanent member Russia. …read more Source: CNS...
Weekend Roundup: Turkey’s ‘Two Souls’ Are Being Torn Apart
The characters in Orhan Pamuk’s novels are complex, hybrid identities. They are neither purely Islamic traditionalists nor secular fundamentalists, but, as Turkey’s most celebrated writer and Nobel laureate has put it, of “two souls.” “To have two souls,” Pamuk once told me, “is a good thing. That is the...
Obama’s ‘Best’ Foreign Policy Achievement
The president now plans to continue a U.S. ground force presence in Afghanistan to help hold off the Taliban until he leaves office. This is an uncommon turnaround for a president who hasn’t changed his mind on foreign policy since drawing his (much-ballyhooed and promptly ignored) “red line” in Syria. So what does this rare shift say about...
The European Union And China On The New Silk Roads
By Romano Prodi and David Gosset The complex but irreversible integration of the European continent and the renaissance of the Chinese civilization arguably constitute the most significant factors of change of our time, the wise articulation of these two processes can only be mutually enriching and a source of growth and stability for our global...
Obama’s Accomplishments as Commander-in-Chief Are Pretty Meager
When serious military historians ponder Barack Obama’s record as commander-in-chief, there’s little likelihood of heated debate. Let’s just say they’re not likely to award him a spot in the pantheon of military masterminds. In assessing the president’s legacy, historians will have plenty of legitimate topics to...
Ukraine’s Turmoil Is a Gift For the Last Dictator of Europe
The wily president of Belarus is secure at home and newly prominent abroad. Here’s how he exploited Ukraine’s revolution. …read more Source: Foreign...
