Obama Flies to A Europe Shaken by Putin's Bold Strategy
President Barack Obama flies Sunday to a Europe shaken by Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea and his threats against eastern parts of Ukraine. Reported by msnbc.com 1 hour ago.
View ArticlePolitical Economy: Weaning Europe From Russian Gas
It makes sense for the European Union to strengthen its negotiating position by diversifying its sources of supply. Reported by NYTimes.com 14 minutes ago.
View ArticleHard Questions in Belgium After Paper’s Satire of Obama
Antiracism groups say the images depicting the president and his wife as apes points to a normalization of hateful political speech in Europe. Reported by NYTimes.com 2 hours ago.
View ArticleEurope: Leveraged Loans Look To Retake High Yield Bonds In LBO Financing Mart
The European credit markets are set to undergo a shift this year, as private equity sponsors sway back towards the loan product to finance buyouts, sources say. The nuances of the loan product and the...
View ArticleFlight 370: Is New Debris Found Best Lead Yet?
Wednesday, Malaysia’s defense minister announced that Europe’s main commercial satellite company, Airbus Defense and Space, had forwarded images depicting more than 122 objects floating in Indian Ocean...
View ArticleWhat if Europe stopped buying Russian gas tomorrow?
With plenty of natural gas in storage, and new options for buying it from other sources, Europe could go without Russian gas for the rest of the year, Grealy writes. Brussels might even benefit from...
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"Unleash The Toxic Sludge" - Europe's Latest Brilliant Idea To Fight Deflation
By now all of our readers, if not so much the ECB (even though we know they read us religiously too), are aware that the biggest problem in Europe is the continent's moribund, and record low, credit...
View ArticleRussia Has a National Strategy that Matches the Times -- Why Doesn't the U.S.?
During the Cold War, U.S. strategy was to contain Soviet expansion until the Soviets' inefficient communist economic system collapsed from within. Despite the perversion of George Kennan's original...
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Risk Expert: GMOs Could Destroy the Global Ecosystem
Risk analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb predicted the 2008 financial crisis, by pointing out that commonly-used risk models were wrong. Distinguished professor of risk engineering at New York University,...
View ArticleObama: "The borders of Europe cannot be redrawn with force"
President Obama says what's at stake in the standoff with Russia over Ukraine is a set of international norms that took generations to develop. Reported by CBS News 2 hours ago.
View ArticleObama: U.S. and Europe must stand against Russia in a clash of ideals
In Brussels, the president worked to build support among younger Europeans for a vigorous response to Russia’s seizure of Crimea Reported by CBS News 2 hours ago.
View ArticleEurope: l'ECLJ reçoit le prix Neuwirth pour la défense de la vie
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View ArticleObama urges Europe to retrench amid Ukraine crisis
Calling it a global "moment of testing," President Barack Obama appealed to Europeans on Wednesday to recommit to the war-won ideals of freedom and human dignity, declaring that people voicing those...
View ArticleEurope Begins to Rethink Cuts to Military Spending
Russia’s seizing of Crimea is unlikely to lead to increased military budgets on the Continent, but it may spur a review of how that money is spent. Reported by NYTimes.com 1 hour ago.
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Atletico prepared for battle against Barca and Real, says Juanfran
The Spanish right-back believes his team can keep battling with the elite in Europe as they look to remain top of La Liga Reported by Goal.com 35 minutes ago.
View ArticleA Reader's Guide To Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig was an enormously prolific author--he composed dozens of novellas and short stories, two novels (one incomplete), a shelf worth of fat biographies, comparative studies of great artists,...
View ArticleUS to boost ground, naval forces in NATO countries; specifics of plan still...
The United States plans to join a NATO effort to increase its rotation of ground and naval forces in Eastern Europe as part of its response to Russia's incursion in Ukraine. Reported by FOXNews.com 35...
View ArticleObama Warns Europe About Russian Aggression
President says it is time we "must meet the challenge to our ideals." Reported by ABCNews.com 8 minutes ago.
View ArticleAs Russia grasps Crimea, questions arise about Moldova’s Trans-Dniester
With Crimea now firmly under Russian control, many are casting their eyes around for the next likely target should Russia continue to redraw the map of modern Europe. Reported by Miami Herald 43...
View ArticleObama urges Europe to recommit amid Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Calling it a global "moment of testing," President Barack Obama appealed to Europeans on Wednesday to recommit to the war-won ideals of freedom and human dignity, declaring that people...
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