Thu, 12/27/2018 - 12:00
A trade war between China and the US, new tensions between Russia and the West, chaotic Brexit negotiations, an ever more powerful populist front in Europe and protests against the elites: the world has become an increasingly troubled place, commentators conclude at the end of 2018 and note that old certainties are no longer valid.
Thu, 12/27/2018 - 12:00
March 29, 2019, is the deadline for the Brexit - yet there is no sign of a majority for either an orderly Brexit or a second referendum in the British parliament. As a result, both Brussels and London are preparing contingency plans for a no-deal scenario. For commentators the Brexit negotiations have been a fiasco - offering only one small glimmer of hope.