Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. Trudeau II. In power since 2006, incumbent Canada Prime minister Stephen Harper has lost his gambit. Seeking a fourth term, he will have to step down before Mr Trudeau is sworn in, that is …
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Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. Two blasts, three suspects. On Saturday, more than 100 people were killed in the Ankara bombings, as they were taking part to a peace rally, calling to an end to the violence between Turkish …
Read More »The Weekly Recap – September 28th to October 5th
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. China kept at bay. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the biggest trade deal in decades, was struck on Monday between twelve Pacific rim countries (including Japan and the US but not China). It …
Read More »The Weekly Recap – September 21st to September 28th
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. He did not come for nothing. Gathering more than 150 world leaders in one place, UN’s 70 general assembly has started this Sunday by discussing climate change and global development goals and went on …
Read More »The Weekly Recap – September 14th to September 21St
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. Good but not good enough ? The EU has adopted a deal to relocate 120,000 migrants across the continent, from Italy, Greece and Hungary to other countries. Even if unusual for an issue like …
Read More »The Weekly Recap – September 7th to September 14th
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. Australia has a new Prime minister, again ! Her former PM, Tony Abbott, was ousted as leader of the centre-right Liberal Party. In the party leadership ballot, he received only 44 votes while his …
Read More »Weekly Recap – August 31st to September 7th
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. As the final result is to be announced this Saturday, candidates for the Labour leadership are making their final pitches before the close of ballots on Thursday. Four candidates are still in line. Andy …
Read More »The Weekly Recap – August 24th to August 31st
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. Many were predicting Donald Trump’s rapid fall in the polls : pundits, prognosticators, even the previous Republican nominee Mitt Romney and, of course, his current competitors, such as Scott Walker or Jeb Bush. It …
Read More »The Weekly Recap – July 13th to July 20th
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. This Monday, a suicide bomb attack caused the death of 32 young activists in Suruc, Turkey. This town, located near the Syrian border, was hosting a students news conference when the explosion ripped through …
Read More »The Weekly Recap – May 18th to May 25th
Last week, a certain number of events took place and are worth paying special attention to. With the conquest of Ramadi in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria, IS now controls 50% of Syria’s entire territory and a third of Iraq. The predicament the Middle-East finds itself into made the US …
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