by John E. Charalambakis | Aug 22, 2019 | Commentaries, Crossroads, Uncategorized
The year was 480 B.C.E. and Xerxes (Persia’s king of kings) had gathered his troops and his fleet in the place known as Abydos, a town on the Asian side of the Hellespont, where two continents (Asia and Europe) meet fours seas at a critical intersection where the...
by Rachel Poole | Aug 1, 2019 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America Trade talks between the US and China have resumed this week in Shanghai. The expectations for this round of negotiations are low as the 2020 US elections loom in the...
by Rachel Poole | Jul 1, 2019 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America At the G-20 summit this past weekend, the U.S. and China agreed to restart trade talks. This is a step in the right direction after trade tensions escalated with Chinese tech...
by Rachel Poole | Jun 3, 2019 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America The United States has announced it will impose tariffs on Mexico to pressure them to curb migration. Starting in June, there will be a 5% tariff on all goods from...
by Rachel Poole | May 3, 2019 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America The United States Department of Justice released a long-awaited, lightly redacted report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Russian interference in the 2016...
by Rachel Poole | Feb 28, 2019 | Crossroads, Uncategorized
Here are some critical issues to watch around the globe over the coming month: North America The summit between US President Donald Trump and the leader of North Korea was abruptly called off without signing an agreement. The Trump Administration has said that...