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CAPTAINS CORNER Is the Center of American Politics Moving West? His Majesty’s example of TOP Ramadan grace 4 ditched the rest of the country for the West, TWEETS so we tend to be a little more sympathetic to immigrants (and hey, a lot of us are immi- grants or descended from recent immigrants). 01 We also tend to be a little disdainful of other parts of America with their pet re - gional concerns that didn’t and don’t trans- late perfectly for us. We ourselves are, or are often descended from, pioneers. So we don’t like restrictions on trade or mobility and are simultaneously concerned about port brings commu- preservation of wilderness and the ability to ahrain woke up on the first day of the Holy Month to Snities together. It also use land to generate income. We are a little a surprise: every citizen and resident of the Kingdom helps keep you active & more libertarianish than voters in the rest Breceived a text message of Ramadan greetings. Think healthy. Female athletes of the country. Everyone who has worked in of that. Every person who had a working Bahrain sim got this will be the main benefi- the region knows this — even if it’s hard to message. The effect on all of us was electric. Some of us have ciaries of our $70m com- demonstrate with raw data. The fact is, we’re had the privilege of meeting His Majesty and have worked as mitment today a range going to be hard to firmly sell on either party citizens on special projects. But for many people, a warm and of new sport initiatives, as currently constructed. And substantive personal communication from the King of the Kingdom is a which builds on our change isn’t coming quite yet, even if hints rare honour. Citizens and expatriates, business tycoons and $2.5 billion investment of it are on display. It won’t matter too much Voters casting their ballots in Denver in November 2018 ordinary workers, students and officers – we were all suddenly in sport since we were next year; the 2020 census needs to happen bound by this network of grace that His Majesty had spread for elected.. before Electoral College votes shift and the dering and Great Plains areas. on the notion that a Democrat as unsalable as us to be a part of. @ScottMorrisonMP Mountain West gain some political domi- Per Pew Trusts, of the 10 states gaining Mr. Sanders gets the nod; it’s not because Mr. The message also went out to those who see themselves as nance. However, that move is coming — and population the fastest, five are in the Moun- Trump is morphing into a figure somewhere opponents of the State, greeting them on the occasion of the 02 that’s probably the real reason behind the tain West. The fastest-growing state is Utah, further along the Bill Richardson-Jon Hunts- Holy Month. By doing this, His Majesty has opened the door parties’ showing more interest in the area in but also among the top 10 are Colorado, man-Ken Buck spectrum. to dialogue and to mending the bridges between people. This is their different ways, one candidate-driven, Nevada, Idaho and Arizona. West Virginia If Mr. Trump gets re-elected in 2020, 2024 indeed the true spirit of Ramadan, when a ruler opens his heart one (most likely) purely rhetorical. and Illinois are losing population, while could get very interesting, though, should a to all his people and sends out a message of warmth and affec- According to Census Bureau data from July other Rust Belt and Northeastern states are figure like Kyrsten Sinema, a first-term Dem- tion even to the opponent citizen and to the lowliest worker, to 2017 to July 2018, many of the fastest-growing growing comparatively slowly. Among the ocratic senator from Arizona, perform well Muslims and non-Muslims alike, acknowledging each and every United States counties are in Nevada, Colo- 10 states with the most declining, or slow- in office and decide to step up. Her former person’s worth in the fabric of our beloved nation. rado, Utah and Arizona. Among those losing est-growing, populations are Rhode Island, communications director just got hired by It is now up to us to follow the fine example set by our King of population are in Appalachia, the Rust Belt Vermont, Maine and Connecticut as well as Governor Bullock to work Iowa, so she’ll have Humanity and discard petty differences and work together for his is the time of region as well as some Mississippi River-bor- Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Even a experienced talent to tap should she so desire. the Kingdom’s progress and for its future. When the message Tmercy; this is the recent United Van Lines survey shows the Maybe in the next campaign, Mr. McCain’s of love and affection comes from our king, everyone will know time of the Lord’s com- same general trend. old Arizona joke will finally be put to bed that the father’s wisdom is to accommodate all the children passion. Let us open our Not ceding any ground, President The Mountain West — marked by its differ- by Ms. Sinema, who switched a red state to who are obedient to them and give the ones on the wrong side, hearts so that He may Trump’s re-election campaign has ent philosophical outlook — seems to be a hot blue in a year when most Democrats in tight a chance to clear misunderstanding and come back into the fold come to us. decreed that a trio of Mountain West ticket. This presidential election will give the Senate races tanked. The Mountain West is of our family. Our King has been big-hearted and shown the @Pontifex blue states — Colorado, Nevada and parties a chance to figure out how to appeal growing, and American politics is changing. way. We should be equally large-hearted and accept the light New Mexico — are “flippable” in 2020 to the area’s voters instead of just being the (Liz Mair, a strategist for campaigns by Scott on our path and follow his example. 03 less bad option for them in that particular Walker, , , (Captain Mahmood Al Mahmood is the Editor-in-Chief of The cycle. When the Trump campaign talks about and , is the founder and president of Daily Tribune and the President of the Arab-African Unity Organ- flipping Mountain West states, it’s predicated Mair Strategies) isation for Relief, Human Rights and Counterterrorism)

that the country has hosted an EU leaders’ meet- of these futures, the current scale of EU functions areas to take forward the integration agenda on ing since it joined the bloc in 2007, was also one would be rolled back, with attention and limited a flexible, rather than across-the-board, basis. A id you know that of the last big meetings before European Commis- resources focused instead on a smaller number of model here could be the euro zone, where 19 of Dfrom 1911-1967, sion President Jean-Claude Juncker bows out of policy areas, including the single market. the current 28 EU members have entered into Americans could bank office in November. For some time, Juncker has In the months after the Brexit referendum, a monetary union with the euro as the single at their local post office? led a debate across the EU-27 about its future into perhaps the least likely scenario to be realized by currency. At one point our postal the 2020s. 2025 was “doing much more together.” However, One scenario that is, inevitably, left out is the banks serviced 4 million The summit was one of his last opportunities to some in Brussels are now more bullish on this, not worst case of the bloc imploding. Nonetheless, customers. push his vision for the future of the union. While least with last month’s Spanish election result, given the build-up of challenges now facing it We must ensure all he has a clear personal preference for greater which saw the strongly pro-Brussels socialist — which go well beyond Brexit — this outcome Americans can access integration among member states, including the government easily emerge as the biggest party, cannot be completely dismissed in the 2020s. basic financial services creation of a European Defence Union, there are underlining the significant support for the EU Taken overall, Thursday’s summit kicked off the by allowing every post still a multitude of views across the continent. across much of the continent. This “doing more” final phase of the EU’s debate over its future. De- office to offer basic bank- The Romanian summit was therefore a major option would see all 27 remaining states sharing cisions taken this summer and autumn, including ing services again. opportunity to steer and shape debate about the more power and resources, with decisions agreed over the future of the euro zone, will define the @BernieSanders continent’s future with a view to finalizing a faster and enforced much more quickly. economic and political character of the bloc well vision that could potentially see Europe emerge The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, Perhaps more likely, however, is the “those who into the 2020s and potentially beyond. stronger from the current challenges and oppor- in Sibiu, Romania want to do more” scenario, which would see more (Andrew Hammond is an Associate at LSE IDEAS 04 tunities it faces. To help facilitate this, Juncker coalitions of the willing emerge in select policy at the London School of Economics) has outlined a number of key 2025 scenarios to try ple. At the other end of the spectrum, however, is a to crystalize a consensus before he leaves office. quite different future for the continent, where the The scenarios range from the EU retreating, 27 post-Brexit member states decide to do much post-Brexit, to no more than the current economic more together, reigniting European integration, single market that seeks to guarantee the freedom which is favored not just by Juncker but also of movement of goods, capital, services and peo- French President Emmanuel Macron. UST IN: Baloch Liber- Yet, of the five scenarios, “carrying on” is prob- ation Army’s Hakkal ably the most likely to be realized. This would see J Media releases Statement Thursday’s summit in Romania, the the EU muddling through from where it is today claiming responsibility first time that the country has hosted and seeking to deliver on the 2016 Bratislava for the attack in Gwadar, Declaration and Roadmap, which were agreed an EU leaders’ meeting since it joined Balochistan, according just weeks after the Brexit referendum. the bloc in 2007, was also one of the to Pak Media. BLA is a This manifesto includes improved policies last big meetings before European Baloch Rebel group fight- regarding migration and border security, plus ing an armed resistance Commission President Jean-Claude beefing up external security and defense. It also against Pakistan Army Juncker bows out of office in November stresses enhanced economic and social devel- for free Balochistan. No opment, especially for the young people across word from Pak Govt. the continent who have been badly impacted @AdityaRajKaul by the fallout from the 2008-09 international financial crisis; not least in countries like Spain L to R, European Council President Donald Tusk, Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, France’s President Emmanuel and Greece. However, further setbacks — which are likely Macron, Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite, Poland’s Prime Disclaimer: (Views expressed in the next few years — could instead see either Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and Hungary’s Prime by columnists are personal and need not necessarily reflect our a “nothing but the single market” or “doing less Minister Viktor Orban wave to the crowd as they take part in a family photo session prior to meeting at a EU summit in editorial stances) more efficiently” scenario come to pass. In either Sibiu

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