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Brexit 'big bang' to trigger tectonic trading rift in Europe
Huw Jones and Tommy Wilkes, Reuters | Europe will see its biggest transfer of share trading in more than two decades when stock exchanges...


As the U.K. enters a new chapter, we reaffirm our commitment to be a global force for good
Dominic Raab, Washington Post | "The deal provides stability and continuity, and it reaffirms that the U.K. is one of the best places in...


UK-EU Brexit trade deal at a glance
Anna Isaac, Elenor Mears & Barbara Moens, Politico | The deal between the U.K. and the EU is the largest bilateral trade pact in history,...


A Cure for the Brexit Trade Blues
Ibrahim Khan, Foreign Policy | The United Kingdom will need new alliances beyond its current relationships, the Commonwealth as an entity...


A moment of reckoning: the need for a strong and global cybersecurity response
Brad Smith - Microsoft| The final weeks of a challenging year have proven even more difficult with the recent exposure of the world’s...


Latin America and the Caribbean’s Contribution to World’s Stability and Security
Lila Roldán Vázquez, Valdai | Latin America and the Caribbean can and should participate in the design of a new era in international...


Morocco, EU to promote their cooperation in marine research
The North Africa Post | Morocco and the European Union (EU) signed an administrative arrangement on cooperation in marine research and...


The Paris agreement five years on: is it strong enough to avert climate catastrophe?
Fiona Harvey, The Guardian | The Paris Climate agreement has proved remarkably resilient. Bringing together 196 nations in 2015 was not...


Climate Change Performance Index: How far have we come?
Gero Rueter, DW | No country has yet achieved the goals of the Paris Agreement, according to the Climate Change Performance Index from...


Mumbai becomes member of C40 cities climate change group
Sanjay Jog, The Free Press Journal | Mumbai has become a member city of C40 cities climate change group. C40 is a network of the world’s...


New EU/CARIFORUM project will tackle climate change and its health impacts in the Caribbean
PAHO | International, regional, and government leaders announced the launch of a broad-based project to support actions to mitigate...


Promoting European strategic sovereignty in Asia
Janka Oertel & Andrew Small, ECFR | Europe is debating about further diversifying its economic relationships beyond China as a result of...


Why German industry is looking past China to the rest of Asia
Frederick Kliem, Nikkei Asia | Germany has been heavily invested in China, not just in terms of capital but in an unsuccessful gamble on...


Climate cooperation could signify return to China-U.S. diplomacy
Wang Xiaonan, CGTN | The policies of aborting or loosening around 100 environmental regulations of the U.S., the world's second largest...


China, Japan & South Korea can make their carbon neutral goals a reality and drive change worldwide
Alistair Ritchie and Jackson Ewing, SCMP | The East Asian powers are moving on climate change. With Japan, China, and South Korea...


Cambodia’s aim in trade deals: keep the US and Japan close, but China closer
Maria Siow, SCMP | Phnom Penh is negotiating a raft of free-trade agreements, but the pacts are not expected to lessen its reliance on...


Biden, Grand Strategy & Infrastructure - Global Leadership And A $2.7 Trillion Market
Norman Anderson, Forbes | The absence of infrastructure from the U.S. grand strategy is a fatal flaw. Without a strong foundation at...


How the West should deal with Russia
Alexander Vershbow and Daniel Fried - Atlantic Council Getting along with Russia, as then-candidate Donald J. Trump suggested, would...


Who gains from RCEP, Asia’s new trade pact?
The Economist | The world’s newest and biggest regional trade deal is not the deepest. It eliminates fewer tariffs than normal, and some...


China may join trade pact that replaced Trans-Pacific Partnership, Xi Jinping tells APEC
Amanda Lee, SCMP | China will actively consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP),...
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