by Brendan Connell | Feb 27, 2014 | Monitor
Crimea is bastion of resistance to Ukraine’s new rulers Alessandra Prentice / Reuters Waving the Russian flag and chanting “Russia! Russia!”, protesters in Crimea have become the last major bastion of resistance to Ukraine’s new rulers. ...
by Brendan Connell | Feb 20, 2014 | Monitor
Last week, I posted a short article on three pro-TPP arguments that often get buried under the anti-TPP hype. In this, I talked of the need to neaten the so-called “spaghetti bowl” of the international trade system; Since so many TPP prospects are already in active...
by Brendan Connell | Feb 19, 2014 | Monitor
Ukrainian riot police charge protesters after nation’s bloodiest day, death toll rises to 25 Associated Press As thick black smoke rose from the barricades encircling the protest camp in central Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian president blamed opposition...
by Brendan Connell | Feb 12, 2014 | Monitor
The tide is slowly creeping in for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as potential signatories meet on February 22nd in attempts to hammer out a final agreement. With that in mind, we can only expect the protests against TPP to ramp up as “judgment day” looms. Some...
by Brendan Connell | Jan 31, 2014 | Monitor
In light of Obama’s most recent State of the Union speech, February might well be the month where the dispute over presidential “fast-track” powers in trade policy—or trade promotion authority (TPA)—comes to a head. In addition to a series of cheesy double entendres,...
