As the United States looks set to order an imposition of tariffs on aluminum (10%) and steel (25%) imports during the first week of March 2018, the announcement does not only appear to be unsettling financial markets, but also triggering further questions relating to whether the announcement...

The financial markets have regained grounds following losses in recent weeks. However the current global outlook remains largely uncertain. The decision of the Federal Reserve to announce its emergency rate cut on the 3rd March 2020, the first since the Financial Crisis, sent shock waves amongst...

It appears the United States Senate may have been trying to make the points that renegotiating or enacting new legislations require more energy, efforts and time than many would appreciate – particularly in the processes and attempts involved in dismantling the Affordable Care Act – an...

It appears the United States Senate may have been trying to make the points that renegotiating or enacting new legislations require more energy, efforts and time than many would appreciate – particularly in the processes and attempts involved in dismantling the Affordable Care Act – an...

How do we address challenges presented by unequal distribution of the benefits of globalization? Such that the imposition of unduly high tariffs – as well as anti-dumping measures, do not offset positive gains to be derived from trade liberalization and globalization.This article also aims to...

This article considers the possible outcomes of the 2000 Presidential election results and the consequences which the war in Iraq has generated in respect of US-Middle East relations, US- China-relations, US-UK relations, as well as the rest of the world. It also serves as a poignant reminder...

The U.S-France relations will continue to be remembered not just because of the exchange of gifts and amicable diplomatic relations which have symbiotically benefited both nations over the years – particularly from an economic point of view, but also from the very important moral that nations...

The Trans Pacific Partnership, however, is not the only trade agreement facing dangers of being finalized or even implemented. Other protectionist waves – namely those arising in relation to Europe, have witnessed growing difficulties, protests and challenges to efforts aimed at mitigating...

On the 2nd October 2016, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, that Article 50 – the formal process for leaving the European Union, would be triggered by the end of March 2017. This in effect, should facilitate...

In times past, it used to be the case that leading economic nations were united by statements involving national delicacies and even donuts…However, signs of growing rifts and shifts in economic, trade and diplomatic relations are not only being evidenced by the recent conclusion of the...