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Long-distance electricity transmission will increase

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INTERNATIONAL

Large sources of renewable energy such as hydro, wind and solar are often remote from demand centres and can suffer curtailment or delayed investment as a result of grid…

Export controls on metals will benefit Chinese firms

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CHINA

The new regulation’s "national security" justification reflects the increasing resort worldwide to weaponising international trade for political goals and will reinforce efforts…

Laos faces tough choices on geostrategy and economy

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LAOS

Phankham Viphavanh succeeds him as prime minister. The country’s reshuffled leadership is entrusted with handling complicated ties with China and Vietnam -- each of which looks to…

Rabat’s maritime sector will help geopolitical aims

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MOROCCO

Existing conditions facilitate this: the country's open economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, it enjoys access to Mediterranean and Atlantic routes and ongoing…

Ideologues will still oppose privatisation in Greece

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GREECE

Greece's new asset development fund.

India may trump China in Nepal’s energy sector

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NEPAL

Nepal's hydropower resources.

Pressures on Pyongyang raise risk of regime collapse

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NORTH KOREA

On April 6, supreme leader Kim Jong-un called this "the worst-ever situation in which we have to overcome unprecedentedly numerous challenges". Much hinges on how soon trade with…

China’s climate policy reaches critical juncture

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CHINA

This is an opportunity for China to renew its commitment to industrial and energy transformation. However, a massive expansion of coal-burning power generation is also planned.

Austrian exit from Russian gas is far from assured

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AUSTRIA

Russia's share of Austrian gas imports was cut sharply in the wake of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine but has now returned to pre-war levels. Austria’s ability to accelerate…

US energy market will increasingly cross borders

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UNITED STATES

However, the rise in wind energy -- often located in remote locations and variable in its output -- demonstrates the poor fit of US energy infrastructure with the needs and…