By Andrew Hammond | Special to Gulf News

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Why Bre-xmas UK election is big Boris gamble

British PM’s strategy could backfire if electorate does not share his ideas on Brexit

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Asia-Pacific looms large for Trump team

Failure to secure a trade deal with China will undermine other US goals in the region

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Europe decides leadership and strategy

It will define the bloc’s longer-term economic and political character into the 2020s

A general view shows the informal meeting of European Union leaders in Sibiu, Romania, May 9, 2019.

Why the European Parliament election is important

New members can influence the choice of the next president of the European Commission

Bloomberg

Does the Campaign on Terror need a reboot?

There’s a need for a turbo-charged soft-power effort to win ‘hearts and minds’

Investigators in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday, April 22, 2019, at the scene of a suicide bombing at St. Sebastian Church.

EU-Japan summit to set G20 agenda

Tokyo will promote multilateralism over bilateral deals

Could Putin-Kim summit be ‘game-changer’?

Russia is keen to steer the events in the Korean peninsula in its favour

AFP

EU leaders endorse China accord at a tricky time

Now is the time to intensify cooperation and help define international relations

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, right, and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang attend the beginning of the Summit of Central and Eastern Europe and China in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Friday, April 12, 2019.

Could China-US deal be dotted before G20?

Trump seeks to reduce US global trade deficit, crack down on unfair trade practices

NYT

Brexit blues tarnish UK’s ties

The diplomatic damage in dealing with Beijing could be particularly crucial for Britain

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Why fate of Macron matters to the world

French president will need to show that a fair, tolerant politics can help people

Why fate of Macron matters to the world

Why 2019 is a big election year across globe

An international triumph of spin over substance has tended to push homogenous campaigns

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