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Five-party Czech government must compromise on policy

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The five-party coalition enters office at a time of intense economic and social uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising debt and soaring energy prices. Prime…

London will grow ties with South-east Asia carefully

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

In August, the United Kingdom became the first country in 25 years to be granted dialogue partner status by ASEAN. Some ASEAN countries welcome a larger role for the United…

French-German tensions reflect strategic divergences

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FRANCE/GERMANY

Faced with the shocks of the war in Ukraine, Berlin is acting unilaterally to fix its problems while seeking greater alignment with northern and eastern EU members, at the expense…

New Myanmar government to seek new military hardware

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MYANMAR

This follows Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD)-dominated legislature endorsing a new defence cooperation agreement with Russia on May 10.

Nuclear deal will give Iran-Russia ties limited boost

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IRAN

Russia played a high-profile role mediating the landmark Iran nuclear agreement announced on July 14. As such, the deal represents a diplomatic victory for Russia and its aim of…

French EU presidency will focus on strategic autonomy

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FRANCE

Macron's priorities will include strengthening EU autonomy in areas such as defence and digital security, promoting the role of nuclear energy as ‘sustainable’ and advancing…

Myanmar’s Russia ties will grow stronger

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MYANMAR

Separately, Russian arms transfers to Naypyidaw are fuelling the conflict between the junta and its armed opponents. Among the countries that remain close to Myanmar, Russia and…

Trade will tighten Gulf-South Korea relations

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GULF STATES/SOUTH KOREA

Previously, in December 2023, South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), only the bloc’s second with a major…

Russia’s Africa focus will only be partial

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AFRICA

The news comes soon after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov completed his first African tour since 2014 after visiting Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. By…

Philippine leader will put off tackling thorny issues

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PHILIPPINES

The address laid out the new administration’s policy objectives for the coming year and Marcos’s broad goals for his six-year term. It gave little indication of the president’s…