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China accounts for 70% of global output of rare earths, which are key for the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and certain weapons, including missiles.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283343
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Germany’s trade and supply-chain dependence on China, and its sizeable corporate investments in the country, are at odds with pressure from both Brussels and Washington to take a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287353
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions caused a severe crisis in the automotive sector. Supply chains were severed, output collapsed and exports…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284401
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281471
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However, although output has grown, a tight labour market and persistent inflation have created new problems. The reorientation of trade away from Europe has resulted in a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285374
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With both countries facing isolation from the West, Russia and Belarus are seeking to move closer together. The contact mechanisms of the Union State of Russia and Belarus are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282807
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The rising frequency of drone attacks is raising the risk of oil product shortages within Russia. Already Western sanctions on the supply of spare parts had made the maintenance…
Foreign investors seeking to leave Russia face several serious challenges. One is Russian government legislation that imposes onerous losses on those who exit. Another is that…