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NATO War Games In Poland Get Russia's Attention

David Welna June 21, 2016
NATO conducted a joint military exercise in northwest Poland with 30,000 troops. The exercise did not identify a specific enemy, but planners had Russian interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine in mind. The United States and Europe are relying on a stance used during the Cold War – that strength deters Russian aggression. Other researchers suggest that such exercises irritate Russia and...

Brexit and the Future of US-UK Military Cooperation

Stephen Meyer June 19, 2016
Analysts have long debated the feasibility of the European Union moving beyond an economic partnership with tighter integration in other areas, including foreign policy. The United Kingdom’s decision to remain or leave the European Union would signal a direction for the nation’s future military relationships. “If the British vote down the Brexit referendum later next week and choose to remain in...

The Financial Plan for “Brexit”? Cross Your Fingers

Peter S. Goodman June 17, 2016
The financial industry is unnerved by polls before the June 23 referendum in Britain on sticking with or leaving the European Union suggesting momentum favors exit. “Like local responders readying sandbags as a hurricane menaces their shores, financial industry overseers have been quietly drawing up contingency plans while surveying the expensive havoc a so-called Brexit is already wreaking,”...

Post-Withdrawal Britain: Why the Swiss Model Wouldn't Work for the UK

Christian Teevs June 14, 2016
British voters favoring leaving the European Union suggest that the country’s status could be similar to that of Norway and Switzerland. But the United Kingdom, with a population of 65 million, is not Norway or Switzerland, with 5.5 million and 8.5 million people, respectively. To access the EU market, the British would likely join the European Economic Area, like Norway, and could not escape...

Mars May Be Banned From Selling M&M’s in Sweden

Oliver Nieburg June 10, 2016
Trademarks, the exclusive right to names and logos, signal consistency for consumers and markets. “A word or a combination of words, letters, and numerals can perfectly constitute a trademark,” explains the World Intellectual Property Organization. “But trademarks may also consist of drawings, symbols, three-dimensional features such as the shape and packaging of goods, non-visible signs such as...

Does Europe Need Brexit?

Alan Stoga June 9, 2016
Brexit symbolizes the European Union’s divide and discontent, and yet, “the shock of Britain leaving the Union could be exactly what's needed to jumpstart Europe out of its near catatonic state,” argues Alan Stoga, senior adviser with Kissinger Associates and chairman of the Tällberg Foundation. The continent is divided in multiple ways over politics, migration, debt, as well as labor and...

American Capitalism’s Great Crisis

Rana Foroohar June 8, 2016
Young Americans no longer perceive benefits from capitalism, and such sentiments will influence the outcome of the US presidential election. The system of US market capitalism is broken, explains Rana Foroohar, author and Time magazine’s assistant managing editor for economics and business. Only about 15 percent of wealth from individual and corporate savings is invested in businesses for adding...