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China’s South-east Asian defence ties face constraints

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CHINA

South-east Asia is a key theatre in which Chinese-US strategic rivalry plays out. Beijing is counting on regional defence diplomacy to help it push back against the United States…

Sri Lanka move on domestic debt will be of limited use

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SRI LANKA

Securing debt restructuring agreements is a key condition of the four-year, USD3bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme which the IMF’s Executive Board approved in March…

Russia-China military ties will progress slowly

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RUSSIA/CHINA

Although Russia and China have been moving towards closer cooperation throughout the post-Soviet era, the trend accelerated after 2014. The China-Russia partnership raises the…

Prospects for improved Algerian-Moroccan ties are low

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ALGERIA/MOROCCO

The Israel-Hamas conflict has added to tensions between Algiers and Rabat over Western Sahara and their military build-ups, following Algiers' decision to break diplomatic…

Czech-US security and defence ties will grow

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CZECH REPUBLIC

This DCA, facilitated by a change of government in Czechia, is part of US efforts to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. It will deepen ties in…

Algeria will pursue stronger ties in the Sahel

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ALGERIA

In February, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that Algeria is planning free trade zones with Niger and Mali, despite increasingly volatile ties with the latter. That same…

Armenia and Azerbaijan will import more arms

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

France announced in November that it would deliver armoured vehicles to Armenia, prompting protests from Azerbaijan. The news threatens the tentative negotiations taking place…

Nigerian Vice President Shettima may grow in influence

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NIGERIA

This follows earlier comments from Shettima emphasising the usefulness of negotiations in ending conflict in the region. Although exercising limited political influence within the…

Ottawa may lose some battles over digital issues

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CANADA

The Online Streaming Act, passed in April, adds digital streaming services to the CRTC’s responsibilities. Following the announcement of a registration requirement for companies…

Hamas conflict will heighten vigilance in Seoul

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NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA

These include border surveillance, human intelligence and Pyongyang-Hamas links. Joint live-fire exercises with US forces on October 25-27 were billed as targeting “large-scale…