by leon | May 14, 2016 | Blogs
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Germany was exerting its influence as a new and growing political and military power. The result was the First World War. We could be seeing the same thing happening with China now. Beijing is setting itself up to be...
by leon | May 8, 2016 | Blogs
The rise of Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver and seamstress who grew up on a public housing estate and who has just been elected mayor of London – and who happens to be Muslim – is nothing short of extraordinary. But it might also tell the Labour Party how it could...
by leon | May 6, 2016 | Blogs
So Greece received something like 128 billion Euros in all those bailouts. But a new study by the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT).has found that most of the money went to the banks. “Most of the money was used to actually transfer risks from...
by leon | May 1, 2016 | Blogs
On April 19, cattle-ranch empire S. Kidman & Co., the largest landholder in Australia, agreed to a sale to a mostly Chinese consortium for A$370.7 million (US$289 million). Then, 10 days later on Friday to be precise with an election looming Australian treasurer...
by leon | Apr 30, 2016 | Blogs
Last month we had the news that Brussels suicide bombers had planted hidden cameras at the home of the top Belgian nuclear officials, now we learn the Belgian government has really stepped up safeguards. According to the New York Post, Brussels suicide bombers Ibrahim...
by leon | Apr 24, 2016 | Blogs
The Saudi government has spent millions of dollars on US law, lobby and public relations firms to raise the country’s visibility in the United States and before the United Nations at a crucial time. Five lobby and PR firms were hired in 2015 alone to co-ordinate...
