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Trade shifting from multilateralism to smaller groups

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INT

The WTO meeting may struggle to reach agreement on fishing and farming, let alone on dispute resolution or digital trade

New-style Russian protests will need careful handling

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RUSSIA

President Vladimir Putin can ignore most local labour disputes but nationwide movements are less easy to crush

Beijing closes gap in South China Sea island race

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ASIA PACIFIC

China is constructing artificial islands on reefs in the disputed Spratly islands of the South China Sea

India’s border strife will intensify

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INDIA

India has increasingly fraught relations with neighbours over territorial disputes

Russia's Asian pivot will not be plain sailing

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RUSSIA

Putin risks entangling Moscow in Beijing's South China Sea disputes

Trump will face a more precarious global nuclear order

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UNITED STATES

The president-elect's first term will require deft management of regional disputes weighted with nuclear risks

Uzbekistan may try to ease troubled regional ties

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UZBEKISTAN

The new president has shown signs of willingness to seek a reset in relations with neighbouring states

Australia defence boost may put China ties on the line

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AUSTRALIA

Long-standing trade ties in the Asia-Pacific are increasingly at risk from diplomatic tensions

South Sudan peace rests on resolving states impasse

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SOUTH SUDAN

Sub-national governance structures are crucial to the way patronage, power and control are exercised within the country

Gas outlook will reshape Middle East energy balance

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MIDDLE EAST

The region's gas sector is set for major change over the coming decade