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Europe
EU Council Summit to Set Sights on 2020
With terms of office recently ending for both EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk, both…
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Cyprus
Iran, the US and Gunboat Diplomacy
At the beginning of October, France gave both the US and Iran a one-month deadline to come together at the…
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Europe
Taking Centre-Stage in International Diplomacy, France Attempts to Salvage Iran Deal
In an effort to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), often called “the Iran deal”, France is seeking…
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Europe
EU Policy Toward Libya Under Renewed Scrutiny
The lawsuit, which will likely be symbolic in nature, comes as the EU tries to shore up support for Tripoli’s…
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Finance
The United States Re-Imposes Sanctions on Iran, While France Leads Europe in Trying to Find a Work-Around
The USA has officially exited the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred to as “the Iran deal”. Their…
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Europe
EC President Juncker and US President Trump Take First Step Toward Resolving Trade Tensions
Speaking at a previously unannounced joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden on July 25, EC President Jean-Claude…
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Europe
EU Signs Largest Trade Deal Ever with Japan
After five years of negotiations, the European Union signed its largest trade deal ever with Japan on July 17. The…
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Europe
EU Launches Retaliatory Tariffs Early on 2.8 Billion Euros of US Goods
The EU has implemented the first of a round of formal trade retaliations against the US following significant efforts from…
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