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Isolation from West will bring Russia and Iran closer

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RUSSIA/IRAN

The two countries have turned to each other amid increasing isolation from international banking systems, export markets, and foreign resources and technologies. Deepening their…

AI will transform supply chains

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INTERNATIONAL

Rapid AI adoption in industrial and commercial supply chains is enabling companies in industries as diverse as retailing, auto manufacturing and food and beverage production to be…

Lebanese port blast will reverberate across Syria

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SYRIA

The damage to the port impairs one of the main supply routes for goods into and across Syria, and the aggravation of Lebanon’s economic crisis further harms prospects for Syrians…

Sudan’s war-hit economy will contract and maladapt

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SUDAN

They highlighted the impact on industry and banking, especially in the capital, Khartoum. The three-month war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has…

Vietnam will be wary of getting too close to China

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VIETNAM

Vietnam has a policy of ‘cooperation and struggle’ towards China. The two sides have robust economic ties, but there are long-standing political and cultural tensions between them.

Ships’ safety off Yemen will depend on US-UK air power

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INTERNATIONAL

A US-led coalition has struck targets in Yemen in response to uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) and missile attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, targeting both commercial…

Ukraine’s drones menace Russian and Kazakh exports

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UKRAINE/RUSSIA

Ukraine looks poised to pursue maritime drone attacks against Russian military vessels and port infrastructure. It is also trying to persuade foreign shipping and insurance…

Food insecurity risks unrest across North Africa

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NORTH AFRICA

Food insecurity in North Africa.

Shipping is vulnerable to more severe disruption ahead

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INT

Shippers are being forced to take longer routes or pay higher insurance premiums, increasing costs, disrupting supply chains and absorbing the post-pandemic increase in shipping…

Maritime rights are sore point in Indonesia-China ties

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INDONESIA/CHINA

Jakarta has repeatedly protested Chinese incursions into its EEZ. At the same time, China and Indonesia have burgeoning economic ties.