- Europe is facing a convergence of the worst crises since World War II, and the overwhelming consensus among officials and experts here is that the U.S. no longer has the will or the ability to play an influential role in solving them. http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-02-13/europe-s-convinced-u-s-won-t-solve-its-problems 7 comments russia
- China-Europe Relations Are Critical To World Peace | With the U.S. and China locked in a struggle that may last decades, Europe has an opportunity to play a vital role as stabilizer and mediator. https://www.noemamag.com/china-europe-relations-are-critical-to-world-peace/ 14 comments geopolitics
- U.S. financial regulators have focused on stablecoins because of the central role they’ve begun playing in the world of cryptocurrencies, a Treasury official says https://twitter.com/crypto/status/1448721898649620480?s=20 9 comments btc
- U.S. finds long-lost diary of top Nazi leader, Hitler aide "The government has recovered 400 pages from the long-lost diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a confidant of Adolf Hitler who played a central role in the extermination of millions of Jews and others during World War Two." http://preview.reuters.com/2013/6/9/exclusive-us-finds-long-lost-diary-of-top-nazi-1 16 comments worldnews
- Poll: Historic low in U.S. power. For the first time in nearly 40 years, a majority - 53 percent - think the U.S. plays a less important and less powerful role as a world leader than it did a decade ago, according to a Pew Research Center poll, released Wednesday. http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/us-global-power-poll-100650.html 7 comments politics