What can Canada expect from its next PM? The Mark Carney I knew | Larry Elliott
In his seven years as Bank of England governor, Carney was charming and self-confident but had a volcanic temper Smart, smooth, tough and a liberal globalist to the ends of his fingertips. That was how Mark Carney came across in his near seven-year stint as governor of the
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Southwest Becomes Just Another Commodity Airline (Basic Economy, No Checked Bags, Less Legroom, Paid Seating)
The big news in travel is that Southwest Airlines has basically given up their unique “We are different!” corporate identity and become just another commodity airline that tries to look as cheap as possible upfront (only $200!) while adding multiple fees on the backend for all the things
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Europe Faces A MAGA ‘Vibe-Shift’ As Trump Moves To His Primordial Objective – The Global Reset
Europe Faces A MAGA 'Vibe-Shift' As Trump Moves To His Primordial Objective – The Global Reset Authored by Alastair Crooke, President Trump wants Ukraine settled, full stop. This is so that he can move ahead quickly – to normalise with Russia, and begin the ‘big picture’ project of
Read MoreEV-Critical Battery Metal Cobalt Soars As Congo’s Export Ban Disrupts Supply Chains
EV-Critical Battery Metal Cobalt Soars As Congo's Export Ban Disrupts Supply Chains The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month suspension of cobalt exports has driven up prices of the critical metal, which is heavily used in lithium-ion batteries—the backbone of the renewable energy industry. New Fastmarkets data shows that
Read MoreRomanian Nationalist MPs Begin Parliamentary Strike Over Georgescu’s Election Expulsion
Romanian Nationalist MPs Begin Parliamentary Strike Over Georgescu's Election Expulsion Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Nationalist MPs in Romania have launched a parliamentary strike in protest against the disqualification of frontrunner Călin Georgescu from the upcoming May presidential elections. The move, led by the Alliance for
Read MoreOrban Govt Blasts Ukraine Over Attack On Russian Pipeline Bringing Oil To Hungary
Orban Govt Blasts Ukraine Over Attack On Russian Pipeline Bringing Oil To Hungary Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute Budapest voiced its opposition to Ukrainian attacks on Russian pipelines that bring oil to Hungary. A Ukrainian attack on a pipeline briefly paused oil deliveries to the neighboring country. On
Read MoreMaking Sense Of Hemispheric Defense In Trump Era
Making Sense Of Hemispheric Defense In Trump Era President Trump's worldview is for greater coordination of national and hemispheric defense across the Americas, hence the push for stronger economic integration between the United States and Canada, coupled with a hardened defense perimeter stretching from the Arctic to the Panama Canal. Let's
Read MoreThe AI Integration Crisis: A Special Operator’s View From The Tactical Edge
The AI Integration Crisis: A Special Operator's View From The Tactical Edge Authored by Richard Byno via RealClearDefense, The humid air of the South China Sea clung to my skin as I peered through my binoculars, scanning the horizon. Our team was tracking a vessel suspected of transporting
Read MoreCrunch Time In The Bundestag
Crunch Time In The Bundestag Tomorrow's debate in the reconvened outgoing Bundestag – unless it is halted by the Constitutional Court – kicks off a constitutional amendment process that could, if successful, result in the largest fiscal expansion since German reunification (see here). However, the fiscal package is
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