Tag: European Union

The “West,” as that term has been understood since the end of World War II, is cracking up. It consisted, broadly, of the U.S., Canada…

I was sitting on a bus headed for upstate New York at 7 a.m. when I heard that the British public had voted to leave…

Throughout history, we’ve witnessed the ascension of fringe political parties into power when their economies were in prolonged downturn and their citizens were unhappy. The…

Shawkat Hammoudeh   Fears of a developing sovereign debt crisis in Europe started in late 2009, but the situation became particularly tense in early 2010.…