Angela Merkel

Merkel could have, if she had wanted, seen and warned about the coming danger all along.

At its peak in 2000, the nuclear sector provided 30% of electricity nearly emission free. Renewables supplied only 6.3% at the time. As nuclear fell away, Germany’s coal plants filled the void.

The outcome of the vote will have wide-ranging implications for Europe and the West.

LONDON (Jan 16): US President-elect Donald Trump said that Brexit would turn out to be a great thing and other countries would follow Britain out of the European Union but promised to strike a swift bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom.

HONG KONG (Jan 12): Billionaire Li Ka-shing is so powerful, Hong Kongers quip, he emanates a force fieldshielding the city from dangerous typhoons that could harm his businesses. Yet Li’s magic is showing signs of wearing off after his wealth shrank by

SINGAPORE (Nov 15): Brexit and the US presidential election were inarguably two of the most major global political events of 2016. Yet, they are potentially only the beginning of much more to come.