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Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

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GULF STATES

Gulf debt and sovereign wealth funds.

Single Israeli-Palestinian state would be unstable

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

This followed a policy shift by US President Donald Trump, who on February 15, in a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, announced that…

Nuclear is no easy fix for Europe’s energy crisis

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EUROPE

For proponents, investment in nuclear energy will enable Europe simultaneously to become energy self-sufficient and reach climate change targets. However, sustained political and…

EU energy package may fall short of expectations

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EU

This represents a continuation of its attempts to develop an energy union and promote the development of clean energy options. It aims at helping member states move away from…

EU state aid plans will concern some trade partners

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EU

EU state aid.

German 'Reichsbuerger' will pose limited threat

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GERMANY

The 'Reichsbuerger' ('citizens of the Reich') are Germans who reject the legitimacy of the current state and are often associated with the far-right, anti-Semitic scene. They have…

Democrats see change in Texas as a long-term process

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UNITED STATES

Colin Allred, the Democratic Senate nominee, has raised more money than the previous challenger to Cruz did six years ago. Republicans' margin of victory in the presidential vote…

Changing US attitudes to federalism prioritise states

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UNITED STATES

Once considered the means by which US states could act as ‘laboratories of democracy’ that find new ways to improve governance, the recent construction of federalism as…

US Supreme Court's role is shifting

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UNITED STATES

At a time when political polarisation at the federal and state level makes the role of the Supreme Court as a neutral arbiter more important, the Court’s standing with the public…

Gulf oil dependency poses long-term stability risk

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GULF STATES

Diversification outlook in the GCC.