Ishiba’s task: make Japan’s vicious cycle a virtuous one
In Europe, we are better at producing reports recommending what needs to be done than at producing political leaders capable of doing it.
Mario Draghi in asian news
Draghi urges radical European Union reform requiring extra 800 billion euros a year
The European Union needs up to 800 billion euros ($884 billion) in additional investment per year to meet its key competitiveness and climate targets, according to a report from economist and politician Mario Draghi.
Time to establish a European Defense Fund
At a recent conference in London, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Olha Stefanishyna, gave a video speech that confirmed her government’s relief at the US Congress’s US$60 billion of military and humanitarian aid, help which comes many months late but still soon enough to make a crucial difference in the battle against Russia’s invasion.
Top EU official warns on 'weaponization of trade' as tensions ramp up between the U.S. and China
The European Union's trade chief on Wednesday warned against the "weaponization" of trade amid the latest ratcheting up of tensions between the U.S. and China.
Fashionable but wrongheaded shots at globalization
So we now know that it is both fashionable and acceptable to criticize globalization, for even Mario Draghi is doing it.