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France holding the EU ransom again with the ‘unintended’ consequence of hijacking Doha
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008
The Daily Telegraph (UK) newspaper has an article you absolutely must read from November 25 titled France demands £7bn farm subsidies before talks begin – basically it’s summed up in the first sentence “Restricted documents seen by The Daily Telegraph, show Paris will demand subsidies to French farmers are protected before agreeing to allow global free trade talks to take place next month.” It goes on to say “diplomats say France, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, is using its position to hold the EU to ransom by linking protection for French farmers to the reopening of talks.”

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Pirates off Somalia, but have you heard of the Malacca Strait?
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Friday, 21 November 2008
The pirates off Somalia have been the media darling as of late with their brazen activity. In typical media fashion, they're the 'flavor of the month' with numerous articles, editorials and news coverage - especially after their hi-jacking of the Aramco oil tanker which of course tends to catch attention. But piracy has been quite a problem for years in disrupting trade routes, just ask Lloyds of London the global insurer.

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Reflections post the G20 summit
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
There may not have been a lot of apparent concrete achievements from the top industrialized G20 nations recent gathering in Washington addressing the global economic woes.  But the call from many to move foward with the Doha talks on trade and to resist protectionism during these difficult times should be seen as more than just symbolic.

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