Christopher Friesen
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Ukraine and the IMF’s empty money
The only thing that seems certain about the geopolitical scrum going on in Ukraine is that it will not end easily. The country is wedged between several imposing, flawed and inherently self-interested powers. The United States would like to hedge Russian hegemony, with the Republicans already latching onto the issue to push for a ramp-up in fracking – which would expand their export market, allowing them to fill Ukraine’s energy gap Russia’s Gazprom would leave behind.
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CETA: globalization on steroids
A month ago Canada and the European Union (EU) reached a tentative deal on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).