Politics
What Lula means for business and foreign investment in Brazil
President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to take Brazil’s highest office, and for the third time. ‘Lula’, as…
Why do Ceuta and Melilla matter to Spain and Morocco?
The coastal cities of Ceuta and Melilla are both located within Morocco yet have been Spanish territories since the 17th…
What would be the economic consequences of a united Ireland?
When the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) – Northern Ireland’s peace treaty – was signed on 10 April 1998, there was…
Crunch time for Brazil: Will it be Lula or Bolsonaro?
The 2022 election result in Brazil will set the tone for the country and its global standing; it will either…
The Ogden Discount Rate: How Liz Truss first spooked the markets
The decision by Liz Truss had taken the City of London completely by surprise. No one had expected her to…
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Can Catalonia afford independence?
In the north-east of Spain sits the region of Catalonia, home to the city of Barcelona and a population of…
Why are the Falkland Islands so important to Argentina and the UK?
Before 1982, few people in the UK would be able to point to the Falkland Islands on the map. However,…
Could a Chinese invasion of Taiwan derail the net-zero transition?
“We won’t be able to confront climate change if the US and China don’t work together,” Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal…
Opinion: Macron talks the talk, but France’s support for Ukraine is just embarrassing
In early May 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron went on television to wax lyrical about one of his most treasured crusades:…
Palestine Action: The sabotage experts turning heads across the business world
In July 2020, a handful of pro-Palestine activists stormed the London headquarters of Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit Systems, which…