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How can we account for the near methodical collapse of these short-haul airlines?
The European airline market has been on a downward spiral over the past year or so. It's recovery may depend on a change to EU law.
Kyrgyzstan's Presidential Election is expected to be free and fair - but the campaign hasn't been plain sailing.
Kyrgyzstan's Presidential Election will take place tomorrow. It is expected to be free and fair - but the campaign hasn't exactly been plain sailing.
Could making China less reliant on debt be the biggest challenge Xi has ever faced? Via WSJ
The country’s financial system has fueled its debt-driven growth and reforming it may be Xi Jinping’s toughest task.
Iraqi forces have begun attempts to seize the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk and surrounding oil fields; via NYTimes
American officials call for calm as Iraqis move in and Kurds vow to defend the city and oil fields at the center of their bid for independence.
Iran may be pushed into partnering with countries that are willing to overlook it's behaviour; Via NI
Iran may be pushed into partnering with countries that are willing to overlook revolutionary exports and human-rights violations.
U.S. strategic and tactical nuclear weapons will undergo extensive modernization in the coming years; Via CFR
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U.S. strategic and tactical nuclear weapons on land, in the air, and at sea, will undergo costly and extensive modernization in the coming years.
The decline of Boko Haram has seen one Nigerian security threat replaced with another. What is this new threat?
In the slow demise of Boko Haram a new, larger scale security risk has emerged: militarised Fulani herdsmen
According to reports, the Iraqi Army has launched a major offensive in Kirkuk province; Via Conflict News
Just who are the contenders to take over from Africa's first democratically elected female head of state?
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There are 20 candidates including the only woman who wants to be Africa's second democratically elected female head of state.
Watch the US Foreign Affair's Committee discuss "Confronting the Full Range of Iranian Threats" here.
Chairman Royce on the hearing: “While the regime in Tehran is expanding and developing its intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities to deliver a nuclear payload, the U.S. and our partners are…
African governments and companies need to watch out, as the Brits may turn from friends to foes.
Documents published by Le Monde late last year have highlighted the way that the digital communications revolution, which has given half of Africans a mobile phone, has also made the continent’s businesses...
With the threat of Catalonian independence, a number of businesses have already begun leaving the province; Via CNN
The threat of being cut off from Spain has prompted a series of companies in Catalonia to move their head offices to other parts of the country.
ISPs in the US have the ability to sell user data; what does this mean for online privacy?
Over the course of a few days in March 2017, the position of internet service providers (ISPs) in the US was altered. Senator Jeff Flake (R. AZ) sponsored a little-known — and before Trump…
A statement by Rex Tillerson on the President's new immigration policy, which is 'focused on keeping Americans safe'
The President's new immigration priorities are focused on keeping Americans safe, ensuring our sovereignty through strong borders, and preserving our country as a nation of laws. The first duty of the federal government is to provide for the national security of the American people, and President Tr...
Can President Akufo-Addo make his party's headline One District, One Factory policy more than a pipe dream?
Campaigning on the promise of mass industrialization and restoration of Ghana’s status as international development’s blue-eyed boy, the New Patriotic Party government of President Nana Akufo-Addo…
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is the keynote speaker for the AUSA, which expects more than 26,000 people.
See what's coming up at the annual Association of the United States Army conference.
A debate about old & new generations of leaders is in swing ahead of Liberia's election; what is really going on?
A fierce debate about old and new generations of political leaders is in full swing ahead of Liberia's election. But what issues lie underneath the surface?
What's the suture for the BRICS nations?; Via WEF
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The BRICS initiative is 10 years old and has silenced many critics who thought its members were too economically, politically and geographically diverse to work together. But as cracks begin to show,…
ISIS' last Iraqi stronghold gave up with a whimper, rather than a bang; Via Business Insider
As ISIS crumbles in Iraq, "more than 1,000 terrorists surrendered" in a small town after ISIS commanders apparently commanded them to do so.
Initially maligned amongst motorsports purists, Formula E is proving hugely enticing for manufacturers. Why?
Initially maligned amongst motorsports purists, Formula E is proving hugely enticing for manufacturers.
After a Consulate employee was arrested last week, the US and Turkey have ended non-Immigrant visa services; Via CNN
Both the United States and Turkey have suspended all non-immigrant visa services for travel between the two countries, after last week's arrest of a US consulate employee in Istanbul.
Venezuelan Civil War seems worryingly close. What can be done to prevent a Maduro dictatorship? Via Foreign Affairs
Venezuela is dangerously close to slipping over the precipice. It is time for regional states to provide an off-ramp.
Long term US strategy in Syria remains unclear. Will the US withdraw from the region after the defeat of ISIS?
The long term US strategy in Syria remains unclear. Will the Trump administration withdraw from the region after the defeat of the Islamic State?
China is stepping up military engagement with Southeast Asia, building on footings it has established in the region.
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China is gradually stepping up military engagement with Southeast Asia, building on the firm economic footings it has established in the region....
"In Africa, we find that the older people do not want to give young people a chance to lead.”
A fierce debate about old and new generations of political leaders is in full swing ahead of Liberia's election. But what issues lie underneath the surface?
This Bloomberg Profile tells the story of the rise of Xi Jinping, China's premier.
There are many faces to Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades. There’s tough-guy Xi, cracking down on corruption and overhauling the world’s biggest military. There’s statesman Xi,…
Business leaders need to act as they have a fundamental obligation when it comes to retraining workforces; Via WEF
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India's workers are optimistic about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but they need new skills.
Syria’s reconstruction cannot be meaningfully shaped by Western donors—at least not to satisfactory political ends.
Syria’s reconstruction cannot be dictated or meaningfully shaped by Western donors—at least not to any satisfactory political ends.
Hungary, Poland, Slovakia & the Czech Rep. are battling with the EU over migrant quotas, but something's got to give
Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are battling with the EU over migrant quotas - but soon, something's got to give.
UK stocks have been boosted by strong performances from mining companies and airline Easyjet; via MarketWatch
U.K. stocks march higher on Thursday, a day after narrowly breaking a five-session winning run, as miners advance on the back of a rally for all major metals.
Investigations have revealed that the 2013 data breach meant all Yahoo accounts were breached. Via Sky
It was initially said that one billion accounts were affected but further investigation has shown the problem to be much worse.
The Hong Kong Market looks to phenomenal opportunity - but is is all it seems? Via WSJ
Testing 10-year highs, Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng looks cheap beside bubbly U.S. indexes—but it’s no bargain unless you really like Chinese banks and one particular tech company.
The Catalan question is bringing Spanish - and European - stocks lower; via Marketwatch
European markets declined on Wednesday, with Spanish stocks leading the way south after Catalonia officials reiterated their pledged to declare independence in coming days.
A home-made device exploded overnight near a police station in Cameroon's restless English-speaking region, where separatist leaders have launched a campaign for independence, concurring sources said on Tuesday.
A home-made device has exploded near a police station in Cameroon's restless English-speaking region, where separatist leaders have launched a campaign for independence.
Fake news is leaving more and more Americans about the reality of hard facts; via Pew Research
About two-in-three U.S. adults say fake news stories cause a great deal of confusion about the basic facts of current issues. And nearly a quarter say they have ever shared completely made-up news.
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