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Demographic shifts may not give US Democrats much help

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UNITED STATES

As Democrats consider the implications of this week’s election results, the idea that demographic change will limit Republican power in the longer term may offer less comfort than…

Moscow will keep North Caucasus from Ukraine spillover

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RUSSIA

As the war in Ukraine could end in catastrophic failure, any spike in the intensity of social unrest in the North Caucasus would have perilous consequences for Russia’s power…

US corporate gender diversity is improving very slowly

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US

However, above-trend retirement rates among older white-collar male employees because of the pandemic, the tightness of labour markets for professionals and stakeholder pressures…

US race protests will not lead to wide reforms

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UNITED STATES

Trump is facing ‘Black Lives Matter’ (BLM) protests in many urban centres. These have spurred riots, with businesses and police being attacked over racism concerns.

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

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UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…

Swing states will decide US presidential election

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UNITED STATES

President Donald Trump's re-election prospects have been blighted by COVID-19 and its economic fallout. To win, he must hold onto the states he won narrowly in 2016, in the…

Strike season looms over South Africa gold sector

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for South Africa's gold sector.

Foreign workers will ease Japan’s labour shortage

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JAPAN

Near-stagnation in wages is difficult to reconcile with reports of a very tight labour market in which firms struggle to hire. The answer lies partly in much higher levels of…

Biden uses complex approach to stem US fentanyl deaths

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UNITED STATES

Fentanyl is mainly produced by two Mexican cartels and smuggled into the United States, where dealers cut it with other illegal narcotics or use it to make fake prescription…

#MeToo will sustain demands for US corporate diversity

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US

That turned the eleven-year-old MeToo movement into a central pillar of a broader drive in the United States to address gender, race and social inequality. Since then, the…