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Global NGO crackdown is set to worsen

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INTERNATIONAL

In the past few years, a flurry of new requirements and restrictions on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been passed or are being considered across the world. These…

Israel will balance China ties despite US concerns

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ISRAEL/CHINA

However, as bilateral trade and investment have expanded, notably in the technology sector, so too have security concerns. Washington has successfully blocked Beijing’s…

Fast Ecuador security wins stoke longer-term issues

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ECUADOR

He declared a state of emergency on January 9, giving the military a central role in tackling the crisis. The militarisation of security policy has reduced crime and increased…

Religion’s role in US foreign policy to grow

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UNITED STATES

Any Trump-Rouhani meeting would undoubtedly involve discussion of religion and politics, since these issues have set both governments at odds since the Iranian Islamic revolution…

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.

Venezuela's Guyana referendum will bring new tensions

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VENEZUELA

Official figures suggest that 10 million people participated in a referendum held on December 3 in which over 90% of those who voted (accounting for nearly half of the electorate…

Modi's India offers counterbalance to China's rise

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INDIA/CHINA

India-China relations.

Indonesia-Australia rifts will slowly heal

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INDONESIA/AUSTRALIA

He was accompanied on his trip by several senior ministers and business leaders. Canberra and Jakarta are long-standing partners, but various sore points have in recent years…

Western pushback against China will increase

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CHINA

Senior US officials see Communist-led China as the foremost threat to the United States. The Trump administration’s campaign against it spans the spectrum of government actions…

India and Iran will develop ties within constraints

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INDIA/IRAN

Jaishankar was visiting Iran for the second time in a month, having stopped over on his way to Russia on July 7. Delhi and Tehran have long had good relations, but ties have been…