Tag: Eurasia Group

  • Turkish President Erdogan unveils new cabinet lineup, replaces 16 of 18 former ministers

    Turkish President Erdogan unveils new cabinet lineup, replaces 16 of 18 former ministers

    By John SolomouNicosia [Cyprus] June 6 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after being re-elected on May 28 for another five-year term, on Saturday unveiled his new cabinet, causing many surprises, replacing 16 out of 18 of his former ministers, including the interior minister Suleyman Soylu, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.…

  • Explainer: UN Nature Summit puts industry on alert to reveal more

    Explainer: UN Nature Summit puts industry on alert to reveal more

    Montreal – Industry executives have joined activists and negotiators from nearly 200 countries at this month’s United Nations Nature Summit in Montreal, where negotiations for a global pact to protect nature could lead to tougher disclosure requirements for companies. Sectors such as mining, agriculture, oil and fashion are being scrutinized at the COP15 talks, due…

  • EXPLAINER-UN Nature Summit puts industry on alert to reveal more

    EXPLAINER-UN Nature Summit puts industry on alert to reveal more

    Montreal – Industry executives have joined activists and negotiators from nearly 200 countries at this month’s United Nations Nature Summit in Montreal, where negotiations for a global pact to protect nature could lead to tougher disclosure requirements for companies. Sectors such as mining, agriculture, oil and fashion are being scrutinized at the COP15 talks, due…

  • Western allies fear that the Kremlin will extend armed threats

    Western allies fear that the Kremlin will extend armed threats

    LVIV, UKRAINE – Ukraine’s Western allies warned last week of an “imminent” attack from Russia, and earlier this week that turned into an attack that remained a “distinct possibility”. But now a consensus is being formed that the Kremlin intends to keep NATO and Kiev in suspense and is preparing to continue with a strategy…

  • Macron flies to Moscow and claims that his diplomacy will end the Ukraine crisis

    Macron flies to Moscow and claims that his diplomacy will end the Ukraine crisis

    French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday downplayed the likelihood of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying in a newspaper interview that the gathering of Russian forces at Ukrainian borders is likely part of a broader Kremlin strategy to secure Western concessions rather than a prelude to a full-scale offensive. “The geopolitical goal for Russia today…

  • Britain’s Johnson: ‘Strong opportunity’ Brexit talks fail

    Britain’s Johnson: ‘Strong opportunity’ Brexit talks fail

    BRUSSELS – With a chaotic and costly Brexit no-deal three weeks away, leaders of both the EU and Britain saw an increasingly similar collapse of trade talks on Thursday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson even spoke of a “strong possibility” of failure. Both sides urged their citizens to support a New Year’s shock, as…