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China’s military purge will impact efficiency

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CHINA

It does not reveal critical threats to President Xi Jinping’s authority, deficits that demand fundamental reassessments of the PLA’s development trajectory, or alter assessments…

South-South cooperation has a long way to go

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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign development assistance from and to countries in the ‘Global South’ aims to disrupt not only the established direction of aid flows from the northern to the southern…

UK AI Summit will promote some global cooperation

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UK

It led to international commitments from major developing countries, and brought together US and Chinese governments, which have thus far sought to shape global AI principles…

Permitting reforms seek to boost investment in Chile

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CHILE

Previous governments have also attempted to simplify permitting, with little success. They encountered difficulties in passing bills, while the continuity of administrative…

Peru teachers' strike ends, but will not be the last

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PERU

However, the government and the strikers failed to reach agreement on the key topic of institutionalising periodic evaluations of teachers’ competence. Marilu Marten’s future as…

AI Summit will test but also solidify UK approach

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UK

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants London to play a leadership role in the development of global standards for AI. The UK approach to GenAI so far focuses on promoting innovation…

Corporate climate reporting is underestimating risks

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INTERNATIONAL

However, there is a danger of these impact assessments understating the costs of the global temperature rise already happening, and of action needed to restrain it.

Guinea's Doumbouya will face growing discontent

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GUINEA

The exercise aims to assess each political formation’s conformity with existing laws. This is the second time the junta has conducted such an evaluation. Many opposition figures…

UK gilt crisis flags liquidity-driven investment risks

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UNITED KINGDOM

The Bank of England (BoE) judged this a material risk to financial stability and stabilised the market by buying gilts. This prevented wider crisis but the gilt market spike has…

FATF mission may find Paraguay corruption worsening

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PARAGUAY

The controversial decision coincided with the start of a major international evaluation of Paraguay’s compliance with international guidelines on combatting illicit financial…