Global reaction to Trump tariffs only reinforces his use of this tired and...
True to form, U.S. President Donald Trump disrupted global markets with a three-day surge of tariff announcements, border security negotiations and ultimately a 30-day pause for Canada and Mexico...
View ArticleTariff Trouble in Trump Town
President Trump has had many a cartoon about him as a child throwing toys and anything to hand out of the playpen. Now, of course, we can watch him as he throws out tariffs, trading and border threats...
View ArticleEU officially implements landmark AI law
The EU officially implemented its new landmark AI law on February 2, aiming to ensure safety and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence. The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s...
View ArticleTrump administration unleashes first sanctions on Iranian shadow fleet
On February 6, the Department of the Treasury unleashed the first wave of the new Trump administration’s economic sanctions using the tried-and-true U.S. Government/Treasury Department mechanism...
View ArticleT is for tariffs
If the quick freeze and attempted shut down of American foreign assistance through USAID was not enough, on February 10 U.S. President Donald Trump again disrupted the global trade and financial system...
View ArticleA Code of Conduct for the HR Outsourcing sector
The quote – often attributed to Deng Xiaoping – runs that when you open a window you let in fresh air, but you also let in flies. The same sentiment is currently being applied to the rapidly expanding...
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Kazakhstan accelerates digital transformation with new visa options
Upgrading its visa regime for skilled foreign workers and potential investors to world-class standards to support the Central Asia country’s economic development and digital transformation, Kazakhstan...
View ArticleThe dance begins: Rubio and Lavrov engage (alone) on Ukraine
Clearly working overtime to move the U.S.-Russia peace effort for Ukraine forward, both countries’ foreign ministers met on February 18 in Riyadh for the first face-to-face negotiations since the...
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Nord Stream: Still searching for pipe dreams
The unexpected and seemingly uncoordinated start of preliminary “peace negotiations” between the U.S., Russia, (and potentially Ukraine) has fuelled speculation about the future of the controversial...
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Tajikistan: The Battle for Middle Earth’s Resources
Tajikistan is a small land-locked country tucked away in southeast Central Asia. Its capital, Dushanbe, is almost equally distant, at approximately 4,500 kilometers, from Beijing, Moscow, Istanbul and...
View ArticleDespite slippage, Germany’s political center appears to hold
Germany’s February 23 parliamentary elections played out largely along predicted lines, with the main question on election day being how many parties would reach the required five percent threshold to...
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EU leaders in Kyiv back Ukraine, but Trump won’t blame Russia
On the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European leaders travelled to Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and to declare their support for Ukraine, including a...
View ArticleNE Global’s February Edition: EU leaders in Kyiv back Ukraine, but Trump...
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Tashkent’s busy diplomatic agenda
In the coming months, Uzbekistan will host high-profile summits between Central Asia with the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council. As global geopolitics continue to be in flux, Uzbekistan...
View ArticleWashington targets Houthi leaders for terrorism, Russia ties and weapons...
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, there is no ambivalence in Washington regarding the Houthis. Handling all of the statutory requirements required to press the Houthis harder, the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleFrom Cali to Rome: Governments agree to mobilize resources to protect...
The resumed meeting of the parties to the UN’s COP16 Global Biodiversity Conference in Rome has reached agreement, after intense negotiations, on a landmark deal to mobilize billions of dollars to fund...
View ArticleThe role of Ramadan in combating Islamophobia and promoting unity
Fasting during the month of Ramadan is less about refraining from food or drink and more to do with conducting a deep introspective assessment of one’s own life, relationships, neighborhood, community,...
View ArticleEU-Kazakhstan boost cooperation in energy, raw materials, transport,...
The European Union and Kazakhstan have discussed at a meeting in Brussels the successful implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Asian country and the EU on strategic...
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Regional Water Forum in Brussels seeks sustainable solutions in the Turkic...
The Regional Water Forum – Brussels 2025, organized by the Drought Prevention Institute (DPI) of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) and the Hungarian Export Promotion Agency (HEPA), took place on...
View ArticleSwedish Foxtrot criminal network in Washington’s sanctions crosshairs
The U.S. Treasury is targeting the “Foxtrot Network,” which is one of the most notorious criminal gangs based in Sweden and has conducted shootings, contract killings, assaults, and other forms of...
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