With WTO dead, can TTIP be used to put pressure on the US?
Europe must make TTIP trade deals with the United States. That's what says Rem Korteweg, senior researcher and head of the 'Europe' department at Clingendael. In short, the World Trade Organization WTO not only calls "paralyzed", the US…
Federal legislation gives gay marriages a nationwide legal status
The US Congress enshrines same-sex marriage in law. It shows how quickly views on this have shifted in a relatively short time. What happened earlier this year with the right to abortion in the United States, in any case, will not happen in…
Raphael Warnock secures democratic majority in Senate
The Democrats have strengthened their position in the US Senate. The Republicans could be tied in the number of Senate seats, but then their candidate in the state of Georgia had to win. In a second ballot, Republican Herschel Walker…
Blinken goes against any action that jeopardizes the two-state solution
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Sunday that the United States will oppose the establishment of new settlements by the next Israeli government. Blinken made his statements in a speech for the liberal American lobby group J…
Taiwan chip exports may be affected by CHIP legislation in US and Europe
The Taiwanese government warns that the export of technology and specifically chips may be affected by the CHIP legislation that is in force in the United States and Europe or is yet to come into force. Tsai Yu-tai, the head of Statistics…
FCC bans Huawei, cites “an unacceptable risk to national security”
The US telecom watchdog is going to ban equipment from five Chinese companies from the United States. These include Huawei products. In addition, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) no longer provides licenses for the import or sale…
Federal reserve hint for lower key rate hike
Key interest rates in the United States are expected to rise at a slower pace soon. This is stated in the minutes of the last policy meeting of the Federal Reserve, the umbrella of central banks in the USA. The comments in the minutes…
Iran shelling targets in Iraqi Kurdistan, US condemns the attack
Iran carried out attacks on Kurds in Iraq late Sunday night, local authorities in the Iraqi city of Erbil say. The anti-terrorism organization of Iraqi Kurdistan states that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has "bombed offices of…