On the verge of a revolutionary situation France has not witnessed in 50 years, Emmanuel Macron tried to restore peace by making minor concessions, such as raising the minimum wage (the SMIC), improving taxation on pensions and various other minor measures. The SMIC increase will not be covered by corporations, but by diminishing income from Insurance Funds, thus undermining the ...
UN members adopted the Global pact for safe, orderly and regular migration in Morocco, after 6 months of discussions between more than 150 countries. While the new document cannot force states to follow the rules it lays out, it does have a strong advisory and “team-building” nature. At the same time, on the European level, pressure is being put on ...
The Yellow vest revolution In the new wave of Yellow Vest protests in France at least 30 have been injured, including 3 police officers. The numbers of victims are growing, but French President Emmanuel Macron continues to refuse to listen to the citizens’ demands. Hundreds of people were arrested, and destabilization continues. Police in Paris fired tear gas on protesters, ...
Descending from the first cattle ever to see North America, brought there by Columbus and the doom-bearing sailors under his command, the Texas longhorn is widely-known as a symbol of that state. The longhorns inspire the symbolism of the University of Texas football team, also called “the Longhorns.” These drought-resistant and gentle-natured beasts (the cattle I mean, not the student-athletes) ...
Over the last three months Iran, which maintains a high level of security in relation to other Middle Eastern countries, has twice been the victim of terrorist attacks. Iranian security forces were the target on both occasions. On the morning of December 6, a pickup truck rigged with explosives and driven by a suicide bomber moved toward a police headquarters ...
1) The ‘yellow vests’ demonstration on the 8th of December drew more than 30,000 participants According to the latest polls by Harris Interactive Macron has the support of only 26% of respondents (Hollande in the same period of the presidency had 29%, Sarkozy 48%). 72% of respondents sympathize the ‘yellow vests’ movement. The demonstrations drew 8,000 people in Paris alone. 2) The ...
Saudi Arabia is the United States’ most important ally in the Middle East for stabilizing energy markets, countering Iran and fighting terrorism. The world’s largest oil exporting country has been praised in the West, especially in Washington and Tel Aviv, for its reforms domestically, as well as its role in countering Iran, fighting extremism, making massive investments in the West, ...
“If the allies do not change their attitude, the Western alliance could fall apart… A new world will be established on new terms, and Turkey will find itself a place in that world.” The Second President of the Republic of Turkey,İsmet İnönü, 1964 The relationship between Turkey and the US is in the darkest hour of its history. Turkey, a ...
Yellow Vests: the Revolution continues Protests in France continued this week. Other countries, including Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have also joined the revolution. At the same time the demand for yellow vests, the symbol of protests, has begun to grow in other countries. According to a Harris Interactive poll, more than 72% of France supports the movement which started ...
From the beginning of his presidential campaign in 2016, Donald Trump created an important shift in political rhetoric regarding immigration. The shift coincided with a protectionist turn on economic matters including reviewing trade agreements with China, Mexico, Canada, and Europe, which he said were harmful to the American people, even if they were beneficial for elite groups and corporations (Time, ...