Will the Bank of England Worsen the Brexit Storm?
“Bank of England may raise interest rates in event of a No Deal Brexit. And that could add to the economic disaster of the crash-out of the European Union.”
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EA on talkRADIO: Brexit, A Deceptive Boris Johnson, and “Is the Queen Useless?”
As Boris Johnson misleads the Queen, going beyond Brexit to consider wider issues — no less than historic moment in UK system with unwritten Constitution.
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EA on talkRADIO: Brexit — “Boris Johnson’s Got No Bullets in His Six-Shooter”
Brexit and Boris Johnson in Europe: “He walked into a gunfight, and he didn’t have no bullets in his six-shooter. Is he fumbling or driving for No Deal?”
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EA on talkRADIO: Johnson and Brexit Reach Their Dead End; The Trump-Bolton Debacle
Boris Johnson: in office only two months, defeated six times in Parliament, and resorting to falsehoods denying damage of UK crash-out from European Union
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How Does Facebook’s Libra Affect The Global Balance of Power?
“Facebook’s digital currency Libra is one of new types of complex geopolitical battles unfolding in the institutionally uncharted territory of cyberspace.”
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Matteo Salvini is Down But Not Out in Italy
“Those now rushing to write Matteo Salvini’s political obituary should take a good look at reasons for the League’s success in Italy throughout the years.”
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UPDATED TrumpWatch, Day 962: Trump’s Tweet Checks Negotiations Over Afghanistan
Tweet by Donald Trump checks more than a year’s negotiations between Pakistan, US, and Afghan Taliban for political resolution in Afghanistan after 18 years
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No Deal Brexit: “This Is Not A Spy Story. This is A Self-Destructive Tragedy.”
“No Deal Brexit is foremost tragedy rather than spy story. All of this is in open: how leaders of a nation could take it off a cliff to damage its future.”
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Has Boris Johnson Reached Dead End Over No Deal Brexit?
“Nothing golden about Johnson Government’s destructive quest for No Deal Brexit. And tarnished brass which remains could be an England shorn of Scotland.”
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EA on talkRADIO: This Week in Brexit Hell
UK’s descent into No Deal Brexit hell, with Parliament defying Prime Minister Boris Johnson and blocking a crash-out from European Union on October 31
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EA Video Analysis: Where UK is Now With Brexit — and Where It Goes Next
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, September 3, 2019 (Daniel Leal-Olivas-WPA/Getty Images) A...
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Boris Johnson’s No Deal Brexit v. The Rebel Alliance
“UK in line to get either unprecedentedly unpopular and ideological government or new administration formed by a combination of opponents of No Deal Brexit”
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How Johnson Government Lost the Plot and the Vote on No Deal Brexit
“Ever since they moved to prorogue, it appears the Johnson Government’s tactics on No Deal Brexit were clumsy, and they’ve isolated and insulted the rebels”
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A Literary Award — But No Freedom For Asylum-Seeker Behrooz Boochani
Behrooz Boochani: “People who are sent to prison know how long their sentence is, but we did not, and we do not know when can we leave this place.”
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Has Italy’s New Government Pushed Aside Matteo Salvini?
Right-wing politician Matteo Salvini gambles by taking down Italy’s Government: but has he miscalculated? Dr Daniele Albertazzi assesses the situation.
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EA on talkRADIO: No Deal Brexit and the UK’s Constitutional Crisis
Scott Lucas on how the UK’s constitutional crisis was spurred by Boris Johnson’s pursuit of No Deal Brexit, including his 5-week shutdown of Parliament
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Iran Daily: Israel’s Warning to Lebanon — No Tehran Missile-Production Facilities
Israel warns Lebanon that it may carry out further airstrikes, declaring Iran is escalating efforts to provide Hezbollah with precision-guided missiles.
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Stopping A Democracy: Boris Johnson’s Road to No Deal Brexit Hell
For Boris Johnson, consequences of chaos & recession from No Deal Brexit pale before his personal gamble: damn the torpedoes of reality and full speed ahead
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A Grip Abroad: How Authoritarian Regimes Target Those Who Leave
How authoritarian regimes ensure that migrants and diasporas are faced with web of transnational practices that may make a complete “exit” almost impossible
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Saudi Arabia’s Monarchy Resists a Rapprochement with Turkey
Turkey reaches out to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman for a rapprochement, but the Saudis leverage their financial muscle to pressure Ankara and its leadership.
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EA on talkRADIO: Macron, Trump, Johnson, and the G7 Summit — From Climate Change to Iran to No Deal Brexit
Political outcomes of G7 summit, starting with France’s Emmanuel Macron success in out-maneuvering Donald Trump on issues such as climate change and Iran
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EA on talkRADIO: Johnson “Whistling Past the Graveyard” on No Deal Brexit’s Damage
Scott Lucas on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson continuing to “whistle past the graveyard” over the damage of a No Deal Brexit from the European Union
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EA on CNN: Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and the “G5+2” Summit
The politics of Trump-Johnson unity at the G7 summit — but also how UK Prime Minister risked a “sheeplike” dissent over Trump’s trade war against China
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EA on BBC and Monocle 24: Previewing the “G6+Trump” Summit
Previewing the G7 summit as “G6+Trump”, with other countries trying to contain the destabilizing and damaging effect of Trump and of the UK’s Brexit mess
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EA on talkRADIO: Explaining Brexit Shambles; Trump’s Greenland-Economy Trainwreck
Scott Lucas on latest Brexit shambles, with UK Prime MInister Boris Johnson’s deception of “success, and on Donald Trump’s Greenland diversion going wrong
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EA on talkRADIO: The Reality of Boris Johnson’s Brexit Meeting in Germany; Is UK’s HS2 Railway Doomed?
Scott Lucas on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel: “Nothing has changed over Britain’s No Deal crash-out”
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EA on BBC: Trump and Greenland — From Distraction to Temper Tantrum
Scott Lucas on distraction of “Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland”, just before a Presidential temper tantrum as Trump tweet-cancels his visit to Denmark
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EA on Monocle 24: Venezuela’s Maduro Government Talks with Trump Administration
In a twist in their 2 1/2-year confrontation, Venezuela’s Maduro Government is in talks with the Trump Administration — why? And what happens now?
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EA on talkRADIO: The Damage Ahead — No Deal Brexit and the Yellowhammer Report
Scott Lucas on Yellowhammer Report of damage of No Deal Brexit from the European Union, including shortages of food and medicine, and long delays at ports
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EA on talkRADIO: Israel’s Ban on Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s intention to meet Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists — and why Donald Trump and Israel blocked the trip
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