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Russia’s Rosatom will be a target for more sanctions

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RUSSIA

On May 13, US President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan draft bill called the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act (PRUIA). The bill ends Washington’s historical dependence on…

Georgia will increasingly shift towards Eurasia

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GEORGIA

These measures were part of a long-awaited new sanctions policy stemming from a comprehensive review of bilateral ties with Tbilisi announced by Washington in May. The shift in…

Belarus trade with China will widen trade deficit

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BELARUS

Belarus is developing a dependence on Chinese imports, especially for high-tech consumer and investment goods, to complement its reliance on Russia for energy. It cannot expand…

Turkey will moderate its external deficit this year

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TURKEY

Turkey seeks to narrow its large trade deficit with China, which contributes to an unsustainable current account deficit. Falling imports last year and in 2024 have eased the…

Azerbaijan will forge a multi-vector foreign policy

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AZERBAIJAN

Tensions in New Caledonia, which France also blames on Russia, add to bilateral tensions that arose following Baku’s recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh and Paris’s subsequent strong…

Turkey would not benefit from BRICS membership

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TURKEY

Days before the summit, Fidan said Turkey would seek membership of the group, echoing similar statements expressed in the past by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has also…

Expropriation risks for foreigners in Russia will rise

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RUSSIA

Operating restrictions on Western firms since 2022 have expanded into expropriation risks over the last year. This month Putin signed a decree to authorise the seizure of US…

Russia will exploit any use of blocked funds by EU

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RUSSIA

RUSSIA: Moscow will exploit any use of blocked funds

China's influence in the South Caucasus will grow

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CAUCASUS

In April, the deputy minister of international relations of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, Chen Zhou, visited Georgia to discuss bilateral relations. The trip…

China-Germany ties will be impacted by trade clashes

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CHINA/GERMANY

Germany’s trade and supply-chain dependence on China, and its sizeable corporate investments in the country, are at odds with pressure from both Brussels and Washington to take a…