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ASEAN-UK post-Brexit ties are likely to grow

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ASEAN/UK

This follows the June 23 'Brexit' referendum, in which 52% of those voting called for the government to organise the United Kingdom's exit from the EU. The vote and subsequent…

Stronger Turkish influence may not benefit Bosnia

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BOSNIA/TURKEY

Turkish influence in Bosnia.

Petrobras undermines Brazil's investment efforts

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BRAZIL

A lagging economy, declining global commodity prices and the crippling corruption crisis affecting state-owned oil giant Petrobras (estimated at 17 billion dollars in losses) have…

Turkey will seek to maximise influence in Afghanistan

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TURKEY

An ‘air bridge’ between Kabul and Islamabad of eight aircraft and two helicopters completed the evacuation before the August 31 deadline. Meanwhile, Turkey has stepped up…

Iran will struggle to create a ‘resistance economy’

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IRAN

The Iranian budget.

Kurti’s downfall weakens Kosovo during COVID-19 crisis

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KOSOVO

The government had just 50 days in power. LVV’s junior coalition partner, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), initiated the ballot: 82 parliamentarians voted for the motion…

ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025 faces major hurdles

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ASEAN

More than a year later, ASEAN faces difficulties in advancing its core objectives: building a single integrated regional digital economy and narrowing the digital divide within…

Maduro moves aim to consolidate power in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Maduro has assumed the offensive both within the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and in the ongoing confrontation between his government and Washington. In a…

Monitoring US workers, and pushback against, will grow

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UNITED STATES

Technological monitoring of employees will increase as the software spreads from large to small and medium-sized enterprises, as business models are digitalised, and as hybrid and…

Central America faces major challenges in 2021

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CENTRAL AMERICA

While governments have begun tentative efforts to restart economic activity, the crisis is far from over. It looks sure to shape the main issues of 2021, exacerbating all the…