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SO the curtains have fallen on 2016, a year that has been, without a doubt, almost frighteningly colourful. Over the past 12 months, the world has witnessed a number of geopolitically significant events, events that defined the present and that we expect...

In light of the British decision to leave the European Union, US President Barack Obama and his successor must forge a closer bond with Germany and shore up the “special relationship” with the United Kingdom, said R. Nicholas Burns, an Atlantic Council...

A murderer, a venture capitalist out for vengeance, outspoken politicians, a president’s daughter, a Kashmiri rebel and a rapper refusing to play by music industry rules… these are the men and women who forced the world to take notice in 2016. Ivanka...

NOVANEWS By Stephen Gowans What’s Left “In Syria almost everybody is under siege to a greater or lesser degree,” observes the Independent’s Patrick Cockburn. [2] Most people, however, think the only siege in Syria is the one imposed on (East) Aleppo...

Is Saudi Arabia Losing Its Importance in the Oil Market? For three decades or so, Saudi Arabia has wielded considerable influence on the global oil market. The kingdom's status as the world's only "swing producer" has given it the unparalleled ability...