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Publication date: 17 November 2021

The move was seen as an expression of French anger over the UK government’s decision not to grant some French fishermen licences to fish in UK waters. The dispute coincides with…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 May 2021

Oil and gas major Total has suspended work on its nearby liquefied natural gas (LNG) site, while a humanitarian crisis has worsened. Pressure for an external military intervention…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 June 2024

He called the vote after a junior partner left the ruling coalition. The main governing partner to Prachanda’s Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) is KP Sharma Oli’s…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 March 2024

Among other things, the three leaders discussed Odinga’s ambitions to become chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission. Alongside reform proposals made by a National Dialogue…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 December 2023

The decision followed weeks of protests over the terms of the newly revised contract. Cobre Panama, located in Colon province, is Central America’s largest open-pit copper mine…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 December 2023

Duterte has come under criticism in Congress over her use of confidential funds (CFs). Despite the president’s remarks, he and his deputy appear to be at odds on a range of issues.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 July 2023

Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran have tended to oscillate between distrust and outright animosity. However, recent events and official statements signal that the two sides…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 December 2022

East Timor was concomitantly given observer status and allowed to participate in all the group’s meetings. The ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) will finalise an “objective…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 June 2022

The arrest and conviction of Jalali, a medical doctor and researcher, raised accusations from Western states that Tehran detains foreign nationals as 'hostages' to apply political…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 March 2022

Russia has in recent years sought to increase its economic engagement with South-east Asia to circumvent Western sanctions and mitigate the risk of overdependence on China. Moscow…

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