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"The return of Europe's great(ish) powers." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 28 May 2025, 1952 UTC. Content and Source:  "WPR Daily Review." Site URL--https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com. Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com).   View this email in your browser. May 28, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today at WPR, we’re covering the  geopolitical return of Europe’s major powers . ***** On May 9, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish PM Donald Tusk met in the French city of Nancy to sign a Franco-Polish friendship treaty. The Franco-Polish rapprochement is interesting in itself, as Macron has for several years worked hard to mend France’s ties with Eastern Europe. But, more importantly, the two countries’ cooperation is part of a more fundamental development within Europe: the return...

"Trump eyes bigger prize than US-Ukraine mineral deal. Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 28 February 2025, 2003 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com).   View this email in your browser. February 28, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today at WPR, we’re covering the  U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal  and  U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks  on South Africa. But first, here’s our take on today’s top story: People hold a photograph of Abdullah Ocalan as they watch live on a TV screen as DEM delegation members release a statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 27, 2025 (AP photo by Metin Yoksu). Turkey:  Yesterday, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the militant Kurdistan Worker’s Party, or PKK, call...

"Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of Reuters.com. Content and Sources provided by Email update from Reuters.com.  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzQZSsNMsKLZMrdpWNNNPRSBTfDw Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). Sign up for Reuters newsletters   Weekend Briefing From Reuters Daily Briefing   By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor Welcome to the Weekend Briefing. You might have heard about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek  and why it’s freaking out the tech world . Our correspondents Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong  join the World News podcast  to tell us what it’s all about. And our City Memo  takes us to Taipei .   Trump hits Canada, China and Mexico with tariffs   REUTERS/Carlos Barria The latest:  It’ll be 25% for Canada and Mexico and 10% for Ch...