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Obama's push on nuclear arms control faces hurdles

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US/INT

The US arms control agenda.

Islamic State global expansion builds resilience

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MIDDLE EAST/INT

Islamic State group's expansion prospects

Japan’s banking sector faces pressure to consolidate

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JAPAN

In response, parliament passed a law in May 2020 (effective November) to promote integration and mergers among regional banks by granting exceptions from the anti-monopoly law.

Mix of machines and human skills boosts cybersecurity

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INT

The risks of human error have been exacerbated by remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left workers physically disconnected from in-person access to IT support…

Unity will be elusive despite new South Sudan cabinet

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SOUTH SUDAN

It follows rebel leader Riek Machar's return to the capital and inauguration as vice-president on April 26. The TGNU's formation is central to the peace agreement signed in August…

Russian cybercrime treaty proposal favours autocracies

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INT

The move is part of a wider struggle among member states over the control of the internet and norms of responsible state behaviour in the cyber domain.

Russia wants cyber space ruled as sovereign zones

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RUSSIA

Allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election have focused attention on the largely ungoverned international cyber environment. Russia wants regulation…

Beijing hits the limits of control

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CHINA

The Communist Party's approach to governance.

Iceland capital controls exit could set precedent

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ICELAND

The island is on track to start receiving early this year the 'stability contribution' that creditors of its three large failed banks have agreed to pay in return for regaining…

New dangers prompt tougher Chinese line on North Korea

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NORTH KOREA

China-North Korea relations.