Search results

US vote deal aims to avoid Electoral College in 2020

Location:

UNITED STATES

US presidents are chosen via the Electoral College, but critics argue that is bad for governance

States benefit from US defence spending

Location:

UNITED STATES

The US Senate takes up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week and is expected to approve it

Pandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall

Location:

INT

Low- and middle-income states must spend more than 1% of GDP a year on environmental protection but budgets may narrow

Wider shift in Arab stances on Israel appears distant

Location:

ISRAEL

The United States has been encouraging other Arab countries to follow the UAE’s example in normalising ties with Israel

Australia defence boost may put China ties on the line

Location:

AUSTRALIA

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

Gulf states' food imports will rise

Location:

GULF STATES

Water constraints mean that Gulf countries have no option but to buy in food

Islamic State unlikely to expand in Afghanistan

Location:

AFGHANISTAN

The group has failed to win numerous recruits and is now fighting on all fronts

Large African economies to shoulder migration burden

Location:

AFRICA

Political volatility will drive African asylum-seekers to rich states, but overall migration is mainly intra-continental

Road deaths will fall further in eastern EU

Location:

EU

Fatal accidents on roads in most eastern member states are above the EU-27 average, but the trend is downwards

Latin America tax evasion will strain state funds

Location:

LATIN AMERICA

VAT evasion alone amounted to some 2.4% of Latin America’s GDP in 2015 -- roughly the region’s estimated growth for 2017