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Brexit will continue to undercut UK public policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK public policy.

US COVID-19 local budget squeeze will intensify

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UNITED STATES

States' revenues have fallen sharply while mandatory spending has surged; one projection sees their combined budgetary shortfall amounting to USD615bn over the next three years…

Australia emission standards will have limited impact

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AUSTRALIA

Although raising fuel efficiency standards as a means of reducing emissions has been a high-profile issue for the government, last-minute concessions to the automotive sector will…

Second COVID wave could stall Macron’s relaunch

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FRANCE

However, the second lockdown in October and November, coupled with persistent uncertainty about the pandemic’s trajectory, threatens to undermine the effectiveness of Relaunching…

COVID-19 will test brittle South African health system

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SOUTH AFRICA

President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 15 declared a state of national disaster and announced stringent measures to help combat the outbreak. While South Africa is relatively well…

US party lines raise second wave handling dangers

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UNITED STATES

This comes amid partisan divides over how to handle the pandemic; particularly with state and federal elections nearing in November, voters’ views will increasingly influence how…

Likely Israeli coalition will quickly step up spending

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ISRAEL

Composition and agenda of a likely unity government.

Copper will bolster economic improvements in Peru

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PERU

The booming copper industry will stimulate production overall while helping to bolster export earnings and treasury receipts. The Castillo administration has produced proposals…

Religious freedom will slowly expand in Vietnam

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VIETNAM

Catholics are a sizeable minority religious group in the country, numbering roughly 7 million out of a population of nearly 100 million. Vietnam and the Vatican have not had…

Brazil's Bolsonaro will become increasingly isolated

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BRAZIL

The moves raised concerns that Bolsonaro was preparing the ground for a new coup as he faced growing criticism of his mishandling of the pandemic and the economic and social…