'Should the US be treated as an adversary rather than a competitor? It's a dizzying question for Europe'
COLUMN. EU leaders see Trump's provocations as a 'cruel paradox.' They now have to question their greatest ally while facing ...
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USA, Israel and Germany
A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...
Russia welcomes Trump's remarks on concerns over drawing Ukraine towards NATO
Russia welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's view that drawing Ukraine towards the NATO military alliance was an issue of ...
Putin's Shadow Fleet May Have NATO Origins: Report
Russia's fleet of supply vessels now makes up just shy of a fifth of global oil tankers operating across the world.
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The Long Shadow of a Fiscal Expansion
In 2009 and 2010, China undertook a 4 trillion Yuan fiscal stimulus, roughly equivalent to 12 percent of annual GDP. The "fiscal" stimulus was largely financed by off-balance sheet companies (local ...