Analysis

Four ways Brexit and the loss of free movement have made life harder for mixed British-European families

by Michaela Benson Professor in Public Sociology, Lancaster University; Elena Zambelli Senior research associate, Lancaster University; Nando Sigona Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute…

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The ‘Big Package’: How Russia was driven to default

LONDON – Russia’s first major international debt default in over a century, which Washington said became a fact on Monday, follows months of co-ordinated Western sanctions that left Moscow with cash…

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Analysis – Europe’s summer of discontent reveals travel sector labour crisis

AMSTERDAM/PARIS/DOHA, June 19 (Reuters) - After 21 years as a service agent at Air France AIRF.PA, Karim Djeffal left his job during the COVID-19 pandemic to start his own job-coaching consultancy. "If this…

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ANALYSIS-Italy’s Draghi seen facing tough year after presidential wrangling

ROME, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is likely to have a hard time controlling his coalition, politicians and analysts warn, after relations within and among the…

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CorporateDispatch PRO – The Journal – October Edition

Angela Merkel, a powerful advocate for international cooperation, has been the de facto EU leader for the past decade. She was a driving force which strengthened the Union and whose…

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German Social Democrats’ lead narrows days before election

BERLIN/STRALSUND, Germany, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) saw their lead over Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives narrow in a poll published on Tuesday, pointing to a tightening race…

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What happened on Sept. 11, 2001

(Reuters) - Here is a timeline for Sept. 11, 2001, when commercial airliners crashed into the New York World Trade Center twin towers, the Pentagon and, after passengers mounted a…

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Suez Canal blockage: how cargo ships like Ever Given became so huge, and why they’re causing problems

The six-day blockage of the Suez Canal by a megaship named Ever Given came to an end on March 29 after salvage teams used dredging and tug boats to heave…

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Uber drivers ruling: How thousands working in the gig economy could benefit

It’s been a long old journey for former Uber drivers James Farrar and Yasseen Aslam. But after a five year legal battle, the pair arrived at their chosen destination –…

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Analysis: Facebook and Twitter crackdown around Capitol siege is too little, too late

PALO ALTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - By the time social media companies took action against users and groups spurring on the siege of Capitol Hill this week, culminating in the suspension…

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Why Trump’s lawsuits are unlikely to change the outcome of the election

U.S. President Donald Trump's litigation campaign to discredit President-elect Joe Biden's victory is very unlikely to change the outcome of the election and is mostly about politics and fundraising, according…

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Who loves the nation most?

by Jesmond Saliba The Covid-19 epidemic is stoking a fresh sense of nationalism around the world that has gone missing for several generations. The widespread return to identity symbolism and…

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Brussels Viewpoint – Back to the Future with Brexit

This article by Denise Grech was published first on Diplomatique.Expert, Corporate Dispatch's ePublication. We were supposed to see Brexit get done with the election of Boris Johnson. After the UK…

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What to expect in 2020’s geopolitical scenario – Matthew Bugeja

2019 was quite the year. Looking back, there have been a few surprises. But I have been writing these geopolitical forecasts for about six years, and I cannot say that…

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Analysing the Turkish interest in Libya

It should never have been far from the headlines, since the suffering of the Libyan people has never really subsided following the collapse of the regime of Muammar Ghaddafi. Some…

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The challenges facing the euro

There has been a change in the guard in Europe. With very little in the way of fanfare, Christine Lagarde replaced Mario Draghi as the head of the European Central…

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Decoding a North Korean photo op – Tonio Galea

This article, by corporatedispatch.com editor Tonio Galea appeared first on The CorporateDispatch.Com Week edition published on October 26th by CorporateDispatch ePublishing Symbolism has always been part and parcel of politics., both for the local or international audience. It's not…

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European disputes come with the territory – Tonio Galea

This article appeared first on The CorporateDispatch.Com Week, e-published on October 19th The quest of some in Catalonia, so far in Spain, to gain independence, this week caused more turmoil…

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The CorporateDispatch.com Week – 19th October 2019

Another week passed and the global news cycle was as vibrant as ever. Brexit took centre stage as the negotiations with the EU intensified with the end result being a…

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What does Turkey Want? – Matthew Bugeja

This insight was first published on The CorporateDispatch.Com Week of the 12th October and is written by Ci Consulta GeoPolitics Consultant Matthew Bugeja. Sometimes, when reading about Turkey and its outspoken leader, President Erdogan,…

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The Kurds – The People abandoned to their fate – Tonio Galea

This article appeared first on The Corporate Dispatch Week, 12th October edition and is written by Tonio Galea, CiConsulta Geopolitical Research and editor of www.corporatedispatch.com. This week, the White House announced unexpectedly that U.S. troops are pulling…

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The CorporateDispatch Week – 12th October 2019

This week the geopolitical scenario took a very particular twist where understanding what happened and how it evolved is paramount to see where this might go. In this week's edition…

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China at 70 – Tonio Galea

This article appeared first on The CorporateDispatch.Com Week on 5th October 2019 China this week commemorated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949. A celebration…

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The ever-increasing role of drones in modern warfare – Tonio Galea

The recent developments in the Persian Gulf have once more caused widespread repercussions in the world. Among the various aspects that these brought to the world’s attention is the ever-increasing…

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Trump goes cautious on Iran – Matthew Bugeja

President Trump has been called many things by his detractors. Reckless is one of them. In the past week, however, he has shown an uncharacteristic amount of restraint. In recent…

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Boris Johnson’s first week in power

Boris Johnson’s first full week as prime minister included a slump in the pound, the Bank of England warning of a possible recession, claims that his Brexit policy could break…

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Analysis: Should the Eurovision Song Contest be politicised? (DW)

DW's Bernd Riegert writes: "Israel, has presented its hosting of Eurovision as evidence of what a tolerant and cosmopolitan democracy it is. There were calls by some activists for artists…

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Is migration the reason for the reluctancy to be unequivocal for governments to say what the ‘real situation’ in Libya is?

Refugees and migrants in Tripoli's Qasr Bin Gashir detention center were shot and injured during a violent incident this week, the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)…

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Are concerns about Huawei justified?

Huawei is a Chinese business which has grown to become the world's largest telecommunications equipment vendor. Reports of its equipment being banned as nations seek to develop their 5G networks…

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Insight – Effects of US sanctions not limited to higher oil prices but could spill over into global trade jitters (Diplomatique.Expert)

Although the immediate response to Tuesday’s announcement of the US withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal was a jump in oil prices, most analysts seem to agree that the largest economic…

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Malta – Newspaper analysis 2nd May 2018

Good morning, Today's Newspapers focus on the speeches delivered by the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition in two separate events organised by the respective parties to commemorate Worker's…

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Malta – Newspaper analysis 1st May 2018

Good morning, Today's Newspapers focuses on the revelations made in Parliament by the Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi on who alerted the three suspects of Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder about the…

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