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First-Round Results of France’s Presidential Election

April 28, 2017 France held its first round of presidential elections last weekend. Since no single candidate garnered 50 percent of the vote, the contest continues next weekend with a runoff between the top two leading vote-getters: Emmanuel Macron of the newly formed En Marche movement and Marine Le Pen of the controversial National Front Party. The latest Ipsos polls show Macron leading Le Pen in the runoff by a margin of 62-38 percent, although other polls show Le Pen has gained momentum in the past week.

Russia opens the door to cryptocurrencies

The benefits of blockchain are attractive to Russia’s financial system, writes Antonia Colibasanu. Full Story

The Left Has Lost Its Vision

George Friedman writing for Mauldin Economics: French voters headed to the polls on Sunday in the first round of France’s presidential election. With the rise of National Front candidate...

Why Trump Reversed His Stance On NATO, China, and Mexico

Allison Fedirka: Donald Trump has recently reversed his stance on a number of key foreign policy issues: NATO, Russia, China, and Mexico. From a geopolitical perspective, Trump’s remarks validated...

The New McCarthyism

April 27, 2017 Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s tactics are now being used against another group.

Watch List: April 27, 2017

The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item...

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