Davos offers unsettling glimpse of new world order

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Barzani meets with Biden on the sidelines of the Davos Forum and Showcase developments Battle of Mosul

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 Since 17/01/2017 17:43 pm (Baghdad time)

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He met with Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani with US Vice President Joseph Biden on the sidelines of the Davos forum in Switzerland and discussed the latest developments related to the battle of liberation of Mosul and the war on terrorism.

And it launched earlier Tuesday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, with the participation of about three thousand, leader of a political, economic and official, including Barzani to discuss over three days the most important global issues.

According to media sources in the Davos forum that "Barzani and Biden held a meeting a little while ago and will discuss it. The latest developments in Kurdistan, Iraq and the region, particularly in connection with the war on terror."

Barzani will talk about the conflict in Syria and Iraq on a panel on the third day of the forum, which enjoys wide media coverage.

Barzani is accompanied by the President of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region, Fouad Hussein, the head of external relations at the Government of the Territory Falah Mustafa.

Analysts say Kandlaa risk of a trade war between Beijing and Washington, the Syrian crisis, will cast on the World Economic Forum.

The Davos Forum is a non-governmental non-profit organization based in Switzerland.

The Forum as a space for the convergence of the elites than 1,000 representatives of major multinational companies, and political leaders in order to debate the economic and political problems facing the world and how to solve them.

The forum held its annual meetings in Davos, a city located in the mountains of the Swiss Alps where the drafts of the plans for a joint economic projects and the setting.

And attend the Forum each year to a group of economic elites as well as the heads of government, ministers and some selected civil society organizations as well as some lawyers, journalists and academics who are carefully selected and no harm in doing their projects Acialh.anthy 29 / tc n

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Biden's visit to Arbil

History of edits:: 01/18/2017 20:30 • 186 visits readable

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A statement from the presidency of the Kurdistan region, the region 's president , Massoud Barzani , invited by US Vice President Jobaidn during their meeting on the sidelines of Davos economic forum in Switzerland yesterday to the Ministry of the province.

A statement by the presidency of the province that "On the first day of the Davos Economic Forum, and on the sidelines of the forum, Barzani met on Tuesday, with Biden , who pointed out during the meeting to the strong friendship that linked Bbarzani 18 - year relationship and expressed his pride in this friendship, and thanked him and the Peshmerga forces and the people of Kurdistan to participate , which culminated in victory in the war against terrorism, offering the most beautiful congratulations to him and the Peshmerga forces to check out victories. " 
On the liberalization of Mosul , battles between US Vice President according to the statement "appreciation and respect for the coordination and close cooperation between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army , where he made a lot of gains thanks to this cooperation." 
For his part, Barzani thanked the position of Vice President, and praised " the people and the Government and the President of the United States for their continued support to the people of Kurdistan and the Peshmerga forces and wished the continuation of this cooperation." 
The two sides also highlighted the overall situation in Iraq and the future of relations between the Kurdistan Region and the United States of America, and with reference Vice President of the US support for the people of Kurdistan, hoped that the new administration of the United States will continue to support the people of Kurdistan. 
Then Barzani in the face of this meeting, an invitation to US Vice President Joseph Biden 's visit to the Kurdistan Region as a friend to the people of Kurdistan, has accepted an invitation Biden Barzani. According to the statement. 
On the evening of the same day and on the sidelines of the Davos World Economic Forum as well, Barzani met with Norwegian Foreign Minister Burke Brenda, and discussed the Iraqi situation and the general war of liberation of Mosul and the victories of the Peshmerga forces in the war against terrorists Daesh, and Salta light on the humanitarian situation of the displaced and the level of humanitarian services to them by the international community. 
In another part of the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on the political situation in the region and the effects of the US administration changed the political developments in the region and the world. "

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Barzani from Switzerland: We will never give up our independence project

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Twilight News president of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani / stressed on Thursday that the Kurdish leadership in the region will not give up on the project of independence, describing 2016 as the year of victory for the province.

Barzani said in an interview on the sidelines of the "Davos" World Economic Forum held in Switzerland, the nations of the world consider with respect to the struggle of the Kurds, who are willing to cooperate with the Kurdish people.

And on the war on the organization and the process of liberalization Daesh city of Mosul, Barzani said, the defeat Daesh Mosul does not mean the elimination of the organization in full, noting that the war against the militant group will take longer.

Revealed President Barzani for dialogue with Baghdad on the independence of the Kurdistan Region, saying that "what ought to be him to be good neighbors," he said, adding that the cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil, most of it is limited to the military sphere.   

Barzani had left on Monday to Europe to attend the meeting in Davos, Switzerland, according to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region. 

The statement said that Barzani will be held on the sidelines of his participation in this forum many meetings and meetings with leaders and heads of states participating in the Forum.

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On 1/18/2017 at 3:48 AM, yota691 said:

Barzani meets with Biden on the sidelines of the Davos Forum and Showcase developments Battle of Mosul

Political

 Since 17/01/2017 17:43 pm (Baghdad time)

Baghdad balances News 

He met with Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani with US Vice President Joseph Biden on the sidelines of the Davos forum in Switzerland and discussed the latest developments related to the battle of liberation of Mosul and the war on terrorism.

And it launched earlier Tuesday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, with the participation of about three thousand, leader of a political, economic and official, including Barzani to discuss over three days the most important global issues.

According to media sources in the Davos forum that "Barzani and Biden held a meeting a little while ago and will discuss it. The latest developments in Kurdistan, Iraq and the region, particularly in connection with the war on terror."

Barzani will talk about the conflict in Syria and Iraq on a panel on the third day of the forum, which enjoys wide media coverage.

Barzani is accompanied by the President of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region, Fouad Hussein, the head of external relations at the Government of the Territory Falah Mustafa.

Analysts say Kandlaa risk of a trade war between Beijing and Washington, the Syrian crisis, will cast on the World Economic Forum.

The Davos Forum is a non-governmental non-profit organization based in Switzerland.

The Forum as a space for the convergence of the elites than 1,000 representatives of major multinational companies, and political leaders in order to debate the economic and political problems facing the world and how to solve them.

The forum held its annual meetings in Davos, a city located in the mountains of the Swiss Alps where the drafts of the plans for a joint economic projects and the setting.

And attend the Forum each year to a group of economic elites as well as the heads of government, ministers and some selected civil society organizations as well as some lawyers, journalists and academics who are carefully selected and no harm in doing their projects Acialh.anthy 29 / tc n

Joe ! Hey Joe . . . the plane has already left, man. How you getting back ? DUDE, your getting kicked to the curb. Never mind, no ones' gonna miss ya anyhow.

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DAVOS | Fri Jan 20, 2017 | 12:16pm EST

Davos offers unsettling glimpse of new world order

 

An attendee arrives in the Congress Hall during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2017.REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

 

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By Noah Barkin | DAVOS, SWITZERLAND

Imagine a world where the relationships and roles that have defined the global order for the past three quarters of a century have been turned on their head.

Communist China is the world's champion of free trade and globalization. The United States has turned its back on liberal values and is cozying up to Russia. And Europe, spurned by Washington and London, is turning to Beijing to fill the void.

Welcome to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos circa 2017. This is not a dream. It is, or may be, the new reality in a world shaken by economic and geo-political tremors not seen since the fall of the Berlin Wall, or possibly World War Two.

 

 

In past years, this annual gathering of leaders, CEOs and bankers in the Swiss Alps has had a glum undertone to it because of the succession of crises, mainly of a financial nature, rocking the globe.

But this year there was a sense that something far bigger is going on, a shifting of the tectonic plates of global politics that is breeding deep uncertainty and may herald a return to a rougher, tougher world defined by national self interest.

"Cautiously pessimistic" is how Robin Niblett, director of the London-based think tank Chatham House described the mood.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini spoke of a new paradigm in foreign policy.

"We've been used to friendships, natural partnerships based mainly on values and history and probably we're entering into a phase where we will be maybe more pragmatic, transactional, some say emotionless," she told Reuters.

Chinese President Xi Jinping stole the show in Davos with a speech that made it clear Beijing is eager to fill any vacuum in global leadership arising from the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House.

His address to a vast, packed hall, in which he defended globalization, free trade and multilateralism, was both diplomatic and opportunistic.

Xi took indirect digs at Trump, only days before his inauguration. And he sent an unmistakable message to a rudderless Europe: China is here for you.

 

EUROPE AND CHINA

"The Chinese have seized the opportunity," said a senior European Commission official. "They have developed such deep knowledge about us in the last 10 years that they know exactly how to tweak a message to a Western audience that is at a loss because of Brexit and Trump."

"Whichever way you look at it, the EU and China will have to lead on climate change," the official said. "If we want to try to maintain a world economic model based on openness and free trade, it could be led by the EU and China if we do it smart."

This is a new world, Niblett said, in which the Europeans see Russia as a threat and China as an opportunity, while Trump sees China as a threat and Russia as an opportunity.

But are we really there yet? Perhaps not. Much depends on Trump, who stayed away from Davos on the week of his inauguration but dominated discussions at the public panels, closed-door meetings and the off-record breakfasts and lunches.

The questions about a Trump presidency fell into three main categories: How will the contradictions in his economic and foreign policies be resolved? Who will really have the say in his administration? And why that perplexing fondness for Vladimir Putin?

"All Western leaders have had a moment of madness when they thought they could do a deal with Vladimir Putin," said one former leader of a Western country, predicting that Trump's cozy relationship with the Russian president would not last.

A veteran of previous U.S. administrations predicted that members of Trump's cabinet would push back hard against many of his foreign policy plans.

"We could end up in parallel universes, if you will, of real politics, real policies, real decisions that look pretty intelligent. And then a sort of public commenting, tweeting dialogue that continually raises eyebrows," that person said.

 

DOLLAR DILEMMA

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On economic policy, something will also have to give. During his presidential campaign, Trump accused the Federal Reserve of keeping interest rates too low for too long.

Last month it began raising them on expectations of a pick-up in growth and inflation, spurred on by Trump's plan to spend on infrastructure and slash taxes.

Now that is fuelling expectations of a rise in the dollar, and Trump is calling dollar strength a problem, a message echoed in Davos by Anthony Scaramucci, the one member of his team who made the trek to Switzerland.

In Davos, David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group described dollar strength as the most serious economic challenge of 2017, warning it could spur a 1990s-style emerging markets crisis as countries that have borrowed heavily in dollars are squeezed.

"It would be ironic if Mexico had to be bailed out by the (Trump) administration" because of its own policies, Rubenstein said to chuckles in the audience.

Oddly, for a meeting that takes place in Europe and has traditionally lured leaders from across the EU, it was the Europeans that made the least noise, reduced to bystanders as Xi spelled out his vision and speculation swirled about Trump.

Germany's Angela Merkel, described as the last defender of the western liberal democratic order after Trump's election, had signaled she would come but then decided against it.

And so it was left to a few European ministers and EU commissioners to stand up for European values.

To make matters worse, British Prime Minister Theresa May turned up and explained to everyone why leaving Europe would make Britain stronger.

 

(Additional reporting by Sujata Rao-Coverley, Ben Hirschler, Alessandra Galloni, Carmel Crimmins, Martinne Geller, Dmitry Zhdannikov; Editing by Pravin Char)

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Already talking about the Trump effect.  

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[Synopsis]

I'm OK with dispensing of the Liberal (World) Order. Especially the US and other freedom loving nations. Joe Biden seemed so confident of his assertions in the video. Too bad he is way off and incompetent. Hope he is enjoying his post VP ride!