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Carbon border taxes raise international dispute risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Increasingly demanding climate mitigation targets in some economies have raised concerns over industry competitiveness and possible relocations of carbon-intensive industries. The…

Russia tensions may hinder Arctic governance

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ARCTIC

It claims an additional 1.2 million square kilometres of seabed below the North Pole ice cap under Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). If…

Climate change threatens brittle global trading system

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INTERNATIONAL

With the WTO in gridlock, major powers are advancing competing policy solutions that threaten to contravene trade agreements and impede global cooperation. The EU remains…

Prospects for the Arctic in 2018-22

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PROSPECTS 2018-22

Prospects for the Arctic in 2018-22.

Foreign policy faces uncertainty and dispute in Chile

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CHILE

In the politically charged context of debate about the constitutional reform, foreign policy has become an arena of ideological confrontation at odds with the pragmatism and broad…

International supply chains pose green challenges

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INTERNATIONAL

Trade-offs with other policy concerns such as domestic job creation pose political dilemmas. Both green technology products and their inputs are increasingly seen as strategic…

Philippines China pivot to come under rising pressure

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PHILIPPINES

This, along with the reported presence of Chinese survey vessels at Benham Rise, is undercutting Duterte’s foreign policy pivot towards China. Moreover, the Benham incursions…

NAFTA moves imply more US-China trade conflict

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INT

The US–Mexico Trade Agreement leaves the core NAFTA provisions intact but contains new provisions including on rules of origin for automobiles, intellectual property, digital…

Japan will engage steadfastly with South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Japan is viewed by ASEAN states as the most constructive player among the major powers. China is seen as aggressive and the United States as unreliable under President Donald…

UNCLOS ruling may ease China-South-east Asia tensions

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CHINA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA

A sweeping victory for the Philippines has dismantled any legal basis for expansive Chinese claims across much of the South China Sea.