Europe needs to develop and build the digital future, not just slash Big Tech:
By end of 2019, Margrethe Vestager was handed a simple mission that is fiendishly tricky to fulfill: make Europe fit for the digital age. The EU’s executive vice-president is now…
Calvin • ٜFarel’s roadmap for the year 2021 – The pandemic is paving the way for entrepreneurialism and a shift to remote work:
We may have made a vaccine but, as light appears at the end of a very long tunnel it is clear to us that the economic repercussions of Covid-19 will…
European banks need to focus on cost-cuts rather than cross-border transactions:
The calls for cross-border European banking transactions are mounting again. Not for the first time, we are being told that consolidation of international banking groups will “fix” the problems faced…
Barclays’ Credit Card Business joins hands with Amazon by offering seamless customized shopping through AI in Germany:
Last month Barclays’ credit card business struck a deal with Amazon to offer seamless customized shopping and payment services in Germany. The announcement drew little attention amid the US election,…
If ‘Symbolic Politics’, Principles and Morality always win in the end – America has no reason to be so powerful
The next president, whoever he is, will not determine the future of America’s role in the world. Joe Biden does not recognize there is a problem. President Trump has no…
International Law still matters – the UN independently is unlikely to resolve conflicts or hold big powers accountable
The military conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is now an all-out war. If the international community fails to cease hostilities, the bloody clash over the Nagorno-Karabakh region could engulf neighbouring…
Armenia – Azerbaijan: The Caucasus Dispute has Lessons for the US and Russia
Small wars can tell you a lot about the biggest geopolitical and military issues of the day. Consider the present conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno – Karabakh. Most…
The Debt Crisis
The Debt Crisis By Uwe Lohmann We are currently over 10 years into a time of super-low interest rates. The Fed’s choice to keep capital cheap- and most presumably later…
Vladimir Putin – The Paramount Leader
Thanks to legislation just passed by Russia’s parliament, Vladimir Putin now looks set to remain president until 2036, when he turns 83. He may even attain the status of “paramount…
The Dominance of Big Tech – No End in Sight
When Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said recently that revenues at the company had soared past 161 billion US-Dollar last year, it was a stark reminder of the widening gap between…
