FPI / July 5, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen Wednesday’s announcement of the start of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a major accomplishment for the Trump administration — fulfilling its promise to modernize the way trade agreements are written — as well as a major economic boost for our continent. Along with frustration over […]
FPI / May 18, 2020 Commentary by Lee Cohen Brexit is happening. The UK is currently in an official transition period leading up to its complete divorce from the European Union. During this phase, which lasts until the end of 2020, Britain is “no longer a member of the EU but continues to be subject […]
FPI / February 20, 2020 Post-Brexit Great Britain plans to close its borders to those who can’t speak English and to unskilled workers, reports say. The move is part of the administration of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s overhaul of immigration laws aimed at ending the era of cheap EU labor in the UK’s factories, warehouses, […]
FPI / December 20, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com [Editor’s note: Britain’s new Parliament on Friday voted overwhelmingly to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit accord, a significant step toward the country’s departure from the European Union on Jan. 31.] Excerpts from analysis by Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The Dec. 12 general election in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party on Thursday won a sizable majority in the British parliament and now says Brexit will become reality at the end of January. The Tories won 365 seats in the House of Commons compared to 203 for the Labour Party. The results […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 19, 2018 A conservative faction in UK parliament has indicated it favors a clean break from the European Union and may not support the Brexit deal being proposed by Prime Minister Theresa May. Jacob Rees-Mogg, chair of the European Research Group, a faction within May’s Conservative Party, is strongly opposed to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 15, 2018 The European Union is a “foe” of the United States and it was the EU’s mass migration crisis that sparked the Brexit movement, President Donald Trump said on July 14. “I think we have a lot of foes. I think the European Union is a foe, what they do […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 18, 2018 The Russians? Please. A former employee said a British-based data mining firm helped Republicans level the playing field in “digital engagement” with voters by using the Facebook profiles of millions of Americans to build a “full-service propaganda machine” that boosted the Trump campaign in 2016. The Trump administration and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2018 France likely would have followed the UK’s lead and voted to leave the European Union if a referendum were held, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Asked during an interview with the BBC if France would have backed “Frexit” if given the chance, Macron said “Probably, in a similar context. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2017 The low-profile group which pressured advertisers to pull their ads from former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s show is now taking aim at an equally low-profile financial group that stands accused of turning Washington’s political establishment on its head. The group is credited with supporting the success of the […]
