Section: US & Canada
The Disintegration of the World
Josh Cochran Leon Trotsky is not often invoked as a management guru, but a line frequently attributed to him would surely resonate with many business leaders today. “You may not be interested in war,” the Bolshevik revolutionary is said to have warned, “but war is interested in you.” War, or at least geopolitics, is figuring more and more...
Gazprom Antitrust Case Targets Putin on Ukraine
An antitrust case against Russia’s energy giant could weaken its economy and influence on Europe. …read more Source: U.S....
Major Clinton Foundation backer, a supporter of Jewish causes, trades with Iran
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The largest single donor to the Clinton Foundation, a Ukrainian businessman who backs Jewish causes, reportedly also trades with Iran, according to Newsweek. Victor Pinchuk, a Jewish pipeline magnate, has sold his pipelines to Iran, the magazine reported Tuesday. The report comes as Hillary Clinton, a declared Democratic...
NATO to hold major cyber defense drill in Estonia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — About 400 computer experts will participate in a major cybersecurity drill in Estonia this week as part of NATO’s efforts to upgrade its capability to counter potentially debilitating hacker attacks. The drill comes at a time of heightened tensions in Eastern Europe, where NATO military forces are exercising almost...
Budget promises to boost DND spending in two years while veterans see cash now
OTTAWA – The Harper government is promising to spend more on the day-to-day-upkeep of the military, but the cash does not kick in for two years and is short of what the parliamentary budget office says is necessary to maintain the status quo.The new federal budget also confirms previously announced improvements to veterans benefits and...
At Least 10 Opposition Figures Have Died in Ukraine Just This Year
James CardenThe spate of murders and suspicious suicides does not bode well for Ukraine’s democracy. …read more Source: The...
Europe Throws Down the Gauntlet at Gazprom
European Union competition officials will likely throw the book at Russian energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday, flexing Brussels’s strongest muscle and potentially reshaping an energy sector that has worked largely to Moscow’s advantage since the 1970s. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who leapt into global headlines last...
NATO cybersecurity drill to focus on hackers
TALLINN, Estonia — About 400 computer experts will participate in a major cybersecurity drill in Estonia this week as part of NATO’s efforts to upgrade its capability to counter potentially debilitating hacker attacks, organizers said Tuesday. Officials said a key theme this year is the potential threat caused by the migration from the...
Russian workers’ protests a new challenge to Putin’s policies
In St. Petersburg, autoworkers laid down their tools. […] at a remote construction site in Siberia, laborers painted their complaints in gigantic white letters on the roofs of their dormitories. After months of frustration with an economy sagging under the weight of international sanctions and falling energy prices, workers across Russia...
Federal budget: At a glance
Here are some highlights of the 2015-16 federal budget introduced Tuesday by Finance Minister Joe Oliver: –The budget is balanced, with a projected surplus of $1.4 billion this year, increasing to $4.8 billion in 2019-20. –The sale of the government’s General Motors shares, purchased in 2009 as part of an effort to help the auto industry...
