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European elections 2019: the allied far rights becomes the dominant parliamentary group in the European Parliament

15/03/2017 Comments Off on European elections 2019: the allied far rights becomes the dominant parliamentary group in the European Parliament

This anticipation is not very original but it must nevertheless be faced with all the lucidity required. It is hardly a hypothesis, but rather a certainty: the allied European far rights will constitute the most consistent and therefore powerful parliamentary ... Read

Summary GEAB 124

Perspectives

The Indian development: A social, political and geopolitical bomb
In view of Narendra Modi’s very probable re-election in 2019, it is time to take stock of the Indian Prime Minister’s first term; a somewhat mixed balance sheet, both economically and politically. The partial failure of the demonetisation scheme, the numerous SME bankruptcies, the prospect of a rural exodus of nearly 600 million people over the next two decades, the formation of oligarchic businesses, the clear authoritarian drift in the way of governing, growing inter-religious violent acts and rising inequalities are all presenting a worrying image of the future for this huge country which dreams of outperforming China in less than twenty years…
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Telescope

Towards a eurozone managed by intergovernmentalism
The construction of a federal structure for the eurozone got off to a bad start. The vision of the French government to strengthen the structure of the monetary union by creating new eurozone institutions, particularly a Ministry of Finance with its own budget and a convergence of business tax rates, already seemed like a somewhat limited ambition given what is at stake. That said, it was a first step towards building the infrastructure needed for the good functioning of the common currency…
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The Middle East and Pax Saudiana
Saudi Arabia has recently sent a significant signal concerning the establishment of a ‘New Middle East’, perfectly in line with all our anticipations for this world region. Let’s take a look at this move. At the beginning of March, Mohammed Ben Salman (aka MBS) visited Egypt as part of his first official visit abroad since his appointment as Crown Prince of the Kingdom last June. As everyone knows, the Governor Al-Sisi’s Egypt is a Saudi protectorate. Moreover, the instructions given by the Egyptian presidency allowed MBS to be welcomed in Cairo with banners like ‘Welcome to your second country’. It couldn’t have been more obvious…
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Focus

Listening to the weak signals of trends in a changing world: our selection
Three times a year, the GEAB offers its readers a selection of ‘weak signals’ consisting of brief alerts in a variety of sectors (environment, finance, technology, geopolitics, etc.), revealing profound changes which together offer an ‘impressionist’ picture of the future. Here is our latest selection. The White Rhinoceros: Its sad disappearance has come at a time when everyone is alert to the risks of ecological extinction and its consequences for humanity and at a time when all the understanding and technology at our disposal could be channelled towards the protection of this species…
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Investments, trends and recommendations
– Oil / Gas: Good news for the producing countries
– Iran: Not much longer
– Frontier markets: Opportunities in sight
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