Security & Defence

The US Army is rethinking how to do its largest European exercise in 25 years amid a coronavirus lockdown

Policy Staff 3 April 2020

Christopher Woody Mar 17, 2020, 9:09 PM- In late January, US military personnel and contractors started loading heavy vehicles and equipment for transport from US bases to Europe to meet 20,000 soldiers traveling from the US for this spring’s Defender-Europe 20, which was supposed to be the US Army’s largest exercise

Euro-Area Economy Shrinking 10% With Worse Still to Come

Policy Staff 3 April 2020

The euro-area economy is in a slump of unprecedented scale, and the contraction may deepen even further as lockdowns to contain the coronavirus are extended. IHS Markit said its monthly measure of services and manufacturing points to an annualized economic contraction of about 10%. With new business, confidence and employment