| What Trump's intellligence-sharing with Russia may have cost the US Posted: 16 May 2017 01:40 PM PDT ![What Trump's intellligence-sharing with Russia may have cost the US]( "What Trump's intellligence-sharing with Russia may have cost the US") President Trump's disclosure to Russian officials of sensitive intelligence provided by a US partner in the fight against the Islamic State threatens to put a chill on one of Mr. Trump's priorities – the global effort to defeat Islamist terrorism. Violate that trust by loosely sharing intelligence from at-risk sources, the experts add, and information critical to stopping one attack – or prevent a new means of carrying out deadly attacks – can dry up. "This whole episode is terrible for trust – and trust is what makes intelligence sharing work," says Joshua Rovner, an expert in relations between leaders and intelligence officials at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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| A peace accelerator in the Mideast desert Posted: 16 May 2017 01:29 PM PDT ![A peace accelerator in the Mideast desert]( "A peace accelerator in the Mideast desert") China and the United States reconciled decades ago through a table tennis match. Serbia and Albania have edged closer after putting on a production of "Romeo and Juliet." India and Pakistan have talked of joint research on Himalayan glaciers. South Korea, host of the next Winter Olympics, hopes to welcome a team from North Korea.
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| In Macron, Germany sees an opportunity to aid France – and boost the EU Posted: 16 May 2017 01:28 PM PDT ![In Macron, Germany sees an opportunity to aid France – and boost the EU]( "In Macron, Germany sees an opportunity to aid France – and boost the EU") There are few Europeans more hopeful over the election of Emmanuel Macron in France and its bearing on the European Union than those in the Pulse of Europe movement. The group that has been leading weekly pro-EU rallies since last fall in a rare burst of Euro-optimism gathered, fittingly, outside the German chancellery Monday as President Macron arrived in Berlin for his first trip abroad. Many draped in EU flags, the group chanted "Jetzt auf geht's," or "Europe, let's go!" as Macron headed to a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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| Trumpeting 'One Belt, One Road,' China bids to lead 'Globalization 2.0' Posted: 16 May 2017 11:22 AM PDT ![Trumpeting 'One Belt, One Road,' China bids to lead 'Globalization 2.0']( "Trumpeting 'One Belt, One Road,' China bids to lead 'Globalization 2.0'") Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined his vision for this modern-day Silk Road during a two-day forum in Beijing that ended Monday. While the initiative is still in its early stages, it comes at a critical moment in Asia. Developing countries in the region need to invest some $1.7 trillion per year on infrastructure to maintain growth, tackle poverty, and fight climate change, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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