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War threatens Russia’s position as arms exporter

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RUSSIA

A combination of the threat of US sanctions, shifting patterns of demand on international markets, and the growing demands of Russia’s own military has caused arms exports to…

France’s Ukraine position exposes Western divisions

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FRANCE

Despite criticism from Western allies, Macron’s position has remained firm. This comes against the backdrop of tensions with Germany, upcoming European Parliament elections and…

US Democrats face Gaza protests at national convention

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UNITED STATES

The situation in Gaza and tensions with Iran have made the Middle East a central foreign policy issue in the presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris is seeking to…

Immigration will make Irish election a tight race

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IRELAND

Polls have narrowed considerably in the last six months, with the opposition Sinn Fein (SF) losing support due to its ambiguous position on immigration. SF, Fine Gael (FG) and…

US foreign policy rhetoric may mask closer positions

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UNITED STATES

This year’s campaign rhetoric will amply differences between the two presidential candidates. Distinctions between them are stark on many issues, but in some areas of foreign…

Switzerland will be slow to harden its China position

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SWITZERLAND/CHINA

Among the priorities in the declaration is updating the Swiss-Chinese free trade agreement (FTA) and simplifying travel procedures between the two countries. Switzerland’s…

Remittances strengthen Ortega’s position in Nicaragua

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NICARAGUA

The situation comes amid increasing authoritarianism in Nicaragua and suggests that Nicaraguans who have fled political persecution may be inadvertently helping to prop up…

Ireland’s position towards Israel could harden further

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IRELAND

While stopping short of expelling the Israeli ambassador, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has criticised Israel’s offensive in Gaza as being disproportionate and openly declared his…

Italy-EU relations face growing vulnerabilities

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ITALY

This coincided with other tensions between Meloni and Brussels. Meloni was strongly critical of an EU rule-of-law report on Italy, and was furious that she was sidelined from the…

Establishment parties could hold ground in Romania

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ROMANIA

The far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) made significant gains even though it performed slightly worse than opinion polls had predicted. Nonetheless, its rise…