EU and immigration: still a power game with no winners
While the picture on the internal dimension looks bleak, attention has shifted to the external one: it is this topic that yields the most agreement among member states
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Social changes and economic reforms in the Gulf region
Social transformations and deep demographic changes in local societies are altering the features of many countries in the world, including the wealthy Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates).…
Between two paradigms: An oil market snapshot
The past two years or so have witnessed dramatic swings in the global oil market. Oil prices (Brent) dropped below $30 in early 2016 amid a massive supply/demand imbalance and swollen global crude and product inventories doing their best to…
Trump’s Korea diplomacy as a big gamble
Observers of American diplomacy with North Korea over the last 18 months could be forgiven for suffering from a case of severe whiplash. During a period where the DPRK has successfully tested both its most powerful nuclear weapon yet as…
The long wave of 1968
When we think of 1968 today, the first things that come to mind are the student movements, protests against the Vietnam War, and a new social consciousness. The year has become a synonym for a cultural shift, a breakaway from rigid…