Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Meet the Militantly Pro-Israel Trump Official Directing the Economic War on Iran
Several US citizens have been questioned by the FBI and threatened with arrest for their participation in New Horizon, a public media conference held each year in Iran. The interrogations and threats are the result of orders apparently delivered by Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal P. Mandelker, a militantly...
MPs seeking a delay to the Brexit deadline are avoiding a final decision
MPs seeking a delay to the Brexit deadline are avoiding a final decisionAppearing on BBC World News on 3 September, Open Europe’s David Shiels assesses the next steps for Brexit and the possibility of a general election in the UK.The post MPs seeking a delay to the Brexit deadline are avoiding a final decision appeared first on Open Europe....
The Budgetary Future of Migration and Development Policy in the European Union
In: IAI PapersThe Budgetary Future of Migration and Development Policy in the European UnionIssue: 19|15In June 2018, the European Commission released a number of proposals addressing aspects of the European Union’s upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework for the 2021–2027 period. From a migration-policy perspective, the proposals under...
Cyber Week in Review: August 16, 2019
Audio Snippets Subject to Human Review: Big tech companies are being scrutinized for …read more Source:: Council on Foreign...
Bahrain’s Perception Problem
After the kudos of hosting a major economic and peace conference last month, Bahrain, the principal base for U.S. and British naval forces coping with the Iranian threat, is now being criticized for executing Shia activists convicted of terrorist offenses. In June, the world’s attention was focused on Manama as leading officials gathered at...
Commentary Are the German government’s revised Political Principles on the Export of Military Weapons and other Military Equipment really more ‘restrictive’?
The German government regularly describes its arms exports policy as “restrictive” even though it repeatedly approves arms exports to authoritarian regimes and areas of tension. Last week, it published its revised Political Principles for the Export of War Weapons and Other Military Equipment that had not been changed for 19 years. It was the...
U.S-Russia Relations Under Putin’s Fourth Term: Is There Room for Improvement?
On June 14, 2018, IMR and CSIS held a panel discussion on the current downward spiral in tensions between Moscow and Washington. Participants in the discussion included former Russian foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev, Vice Chairman of Open Russia Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russian political strategist Vitali Shkliarov, and Free Russia Foundation...
The effect of a Corbyn government on the UK’s finances
The Labour Party’s additional spending commitments in their 2017 manifesto came to around £100bn per year, according to a report by the Taxpayers’ Alliance. This did not even include John McDonnell’s plans for re-nationalisation, which could have an… …read more Source:: The Centre for Policy...
The Rise of Economic Nationalism Threatens Global Cooperation
The coordinated policy response of major economic powers to the global financial crisis of 2008 prevented an even bigger catastrophe. Now with the risk of another downturn, caused in part by the US-China trade war, what are the prospects for worldwide policy coordination to avert a disaster? Not… …read more Source:: Peterson Institute...
Trump Silences Tlaib and Omar for Embracing Palestinians’ Humanity
Years ago, I visited Gaza. It was in 2009, shortly after the disastrous Israeli war, and I was there to see the damage firsthand with other activists. There was devastation, but that’s not what I remember most. More than the skeletal remains of a hotel on the beach, riddled with holes from artillery fire, I was struck by the laughter of the...
