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Venezuela's Maduro gains breathing space, for now

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VENEZUELA

The party base of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) began the process of nominations for primaries that will be convened in June to select candidates for the…

Key rift is growing threat to stability in Philippines

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PHILIPPINES

Furthermore, former President Duterte threatened the secession of the southern Mindanao island, the Duterte family’s political stronghold, if Marcos proceeds with plans to amend…

Taiwan's elections will shape cross-Strait ties

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TAIWAN

The DPP’s presidential candidate is Lai Ching-te, a former legislator and vice president of Tsai Ing-wen, who cannot seek a third term due to constitutional limitations. Lai will…

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…

US-China ties stabilise but trade concerns remain

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US

Their meeting eclipsed the APEC session in San Francisco, as did the Biden administration’s eleventh-hour decision to suspend the trade pillar of its four-part Indo-Pacific…

US backing of Israel over Golan will come with costs

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ISRAEL/SYRIA/US

Trump asserted that the decision was necessary to promote regional security and stability. As with his 2017 decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the president is…

Czech-Slovak rift may limit Visegrad effectiveness

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CZECH/SLOVAKIA

The unprecedented move is the first rift since the two countries peacefully parted more than three decades ago. It came soon after the Visegrad Four (V4) of Czechia, Hungary…

South-east Asia may align more with China in near term

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

A key finding is that 50.5% of respondents would pick China if forced to take sides in US-Chinese rivalry, up from 38.9% in 2023. China continues to be regarded as the most…

Opposition will force strategy shifts in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The opposition Unitary Platform has aligned behind relative unknown and former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. President Nicolas Maduro’s government overshadowed the unveiling…

Biden is embedding foreign policy in re-election bid

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US

Biden gave unusual prominence to foreign policy topics when laying out his main priorities for this year. Emphasising differences on foreign policy will be a central aspect of his…