One phrase I keep coming back to is “playing for time” – I see it as a good description of the strategy (or lackthereof) underlying most of the economic policy decisions that emanate from Washington.

The regime intends to just string this out for as long as possible, hoping that Europe and/or Congress will somehow get Trump to tell Israel to stop its campaign. REUTERS Hmm: Hours after the world ...

In the lead-up to the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this month, things did not look good for Ukraine. Characterizations of the summit ...

It’s not logistical barriers, rather a lack of political will, an addiction to Russian money and pro-Kremlin sympathies that are behind Hungary and Slovakia’s refusal to reduce oil and gas imports ...

Prime Minister Oli is looking more and more like a man just trying to buy time for his political survival. He came to power with an ambitious game plan of reviving the economy, putting relations with ...