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EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles remain likely

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EU/CHINA

Spain recently called on the European Commission and member states to reconsider the tariffs, but it appears that there is not enough opposition to the measures to force the EU to…

China will maintain crackdown on overseas gambling

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CHINA

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on gambling and illicit capital flight has resulted in moves against offshore betting, and Macau’s decline as a gambling hub has…

Russia’s Northern Fleet will struggle to modernise

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RUSSIA

It provides access to the North Atlantic and beyond, as well as the strategically important Arctic Ocean and the Northern Sea Route. The fleet plays a key role in projecting…

Judicial reform will hit investor confidence in Mexico

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MEXICO

The overhaul has long been a stated goal of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who claims it will reduce corruption and make judicial personnel accountable to the…

Ukrainian forces will struggle to regain initiative

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UKRAINE

Kyiv has used the initial success of this operation to create a positive new narrative to replace the previously dominant characterisation of the war as having shifted in Russia’s…

China's AI ambitions face hurdles despite patent lead

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CHINA

However, these numbers tell only part of the story, as China’s AI supremacy also depends on access to data, computing power and the development of economically viable…

Turkey will aim to grow its oil and gas industry

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TURKEY

The discoveries of a new oil field in the country’s south-east and a gas field in the Black Sea have boosted domestic production, although self-sufficiency is still a remote…

Venezuela cabinet reshuffle points up Maduro weakness

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VENEZUELA

With the backing of the Supreme Court, which confirmed his electoral victory with 52% of the vote, Maduro is pressing on, putting the disputed presidential election behind him and…

FOCAC 2024 aims to renew the China-Africa relationship

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AFRICA/CHINA

This was the largest FOCAC event ever, bringing together leaders of 53 African countries and their Chinese counterparts. The event aimed to reinvigorate the Sino-African…

Turkmenistan will develop transit corridors

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TURKMENISTAN

Having recently signed a raft of agreements, Turkmenistan has boosted its chances of becoming an important transit route for pan-Eurasian infrastructure projects. Ashgabat has not…