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Germany will drive greater EU defence cooperation

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GERMANY

This followed the approval of a white paper on Germany's security policy and the future of its armed forces on July 13. The fundamental suggestion of the white paper -- which sits…

UK investment in Africa will lag international rivals

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UK/AFRICA

UK-Africa trade, investment.

ASEAN-EU free trade pact will take time to materialise

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ASEAN/EU

The two sides have long been dialogue partners. They are widely expected to step up negotiations over an inter-regional free trade agreement (FTA).

EU-China trade war over electric vehicles is unlikely

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EU/CHINA

The EU’s investigation into Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), due to suspicions of unfair subsidies and dumping practices, has raised trade-related concerns. An EU-China trade war…

Countries prepare for ‘active defence’ of space

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INTERNATIONAL

Space as a domain of warfare.

EU foreign investment disunity could fuel populism

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EU

For Germany and France, an important component of this is the treatment of foreign direct investment (FDI). However, prospects for an EU-wide response appear to divide the bloc…

EU will push for granting MES to China

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INT/CHINA

If not offset by other changes, this will result in lower duties on Chinese imports found to have been dumped in the European market. Such a decision will be commercially…

G7 achieves new unity on China, despite divisions

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CHINA

The members’ statement formally brought together individual country strategies that had already been hardened by recent experiences with China. Yet the G7’s approach is more…

Aid cuts would hit US influence

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UNITED STATES

On January 18, a Gallup study found that global approval of US leadership had fallen to 30%, a record low, down from 48% in 2016 and 1 percentage point behind China; Germany has…

Russian-US arms treaties erode in new era of mistrust

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RUSSIA/US

The likely end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty will be an important marker in the decline of international stability and a particular blow to long-held…