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EU foreign policy fragmentation will increase

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EU

Structural challenges to EU foreign policy.

Taliban mull transition from jihad to politics

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AFGHANISTAN

Khalilzad's efforts to kick-start a peace process have had a significant impact on Taliban thinking about future strategy. Some see transforming the insurgency into a political…

Singapore’s green credentials will grow

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SINGAPORE

In October, it signed a landmark green economy deal with Australia. The Financial Services Industry Transformation Map (ITM) 2025 released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore…

China will resist becoming climate change leader

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CHINA

China's climate change policy after US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

Germany after Merkel will become more China-sceptic

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GERMANY/CHINA

While Merkel has viewed relations with China primarily in terms of economic cooperation and German interests, there is growing opposition to this approach at home, including from…

Concerns about Mexico’s energy sector will endure

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MEXICO

The outcome was a blow for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who championed the bill. It nevertheless follows a Supreme Court ruling on April 7 that a 2021…

Turkish foreign policy will seek a power balance

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TURKEY

Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…

Rosneft recoups loans and sits out Venezuela crisis

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RUSSIA/VENEZUELA

Following recent US claims of covert Russian security assistance for President Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday that the Russian authorities said they had…

Russian LNG sales will be stymied by a lack of tankers

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RUSSIA

Russia’s gas export strategy is predicated on the rapid growth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Following the collapse of pipeline gas sales to Europe, Russia’s plans to…

Canada is likely to forge ahead on China trade talks

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CANADA/CHINA

Canada-China trade talks.