Deepening its relationship with the Texas - based oil major would tie the Arab state more closely to the U.S. after recent tensions with Saudi Arabia. (breakingviews.com)
The international relations free riders see the Kyoto Protocol as an extension of recent tensions between the U.S. and Europe, in particular, and have more concern with multilateralism than climate per se. (rogerpielkejr.blogspot.ru)
The rise of populist politics in Italy should still be front and center for investors in Europe, despite recent tensions in Spain with Catalonia possibly declaring independence in the coming days. (cnbc.com)