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US rhetoric on South Sudan may prove hollow

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SOUTH SUDAN

US policy towards South Sudan

Venezuelan opposition splits will widen pre-election

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VENEZUELA

Opposition groups are disputing whether to participate in December’s National Assembly elections. The schism between abstentionist organisations and parties that want to take part…

The Gulf States would benefit from a UK trade deal

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GULF STATES

After leaving the EU, London is attempting to negotiate FTAs with its major trading partners. The GCC states are trying to diversify their economies from hydrocarbon-dependence.

Mexico will adopt a more active foreign policy stance

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MEXICO

The decision followed Mexico’s hosting in June of the forty-seventh General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), during which a Mexico-led proposal to condemn…

Israel surveillance exports to survive Pegasus scandal

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ISRAEL

The scandal exposed by the 'Pegasus Project' investigation has spotlighted Israel’s leveraging of capabilities in digital surveillance and other security-related technology to…

Israel’s ‘return to Africa’ faces blockages

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ISRAEL/AFRICA

While rejecting African immigrants, Israel’s government has identified deepening political ties with Africa as a key foreign policy priority. It seeks observer status at the…

Momentum will build in Vietnamese-US relations

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VIETNAM/US

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Hanoi last month. In the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance document released by the White House in March, Vietnam was identified…

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…

Eastern EU must now scrutinise Chinese investment more

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EU/CHINA

Shifts in Chinese investment in Central-Eastern Europe.

Taliban's war outpaces efforts for Afghan settlement

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AFGHANISTAN

He may ask Ghani to step aside and make way for an interim government, in the hope that this will halt the apparent slide into chaos. The Taliban are capturing territory rapidly…