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1 – 10 of 19Previously, 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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285843
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The deal builds on the recent ten-year agreement on maritime defence cooperation. Somalia is believed to have significant onshore and offshore oil and gas potential. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286121
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The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284691
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After an incident in late September that left one Kosovar police officer and three Serbian gunmen dead, the dispute over Kosovo’s sovereignty has become more dangerous, prompting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283622
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He urged Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to help resolve a long-running impasse over whether gas from the Greater Sunrise gas field should be refined in East Timor or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273298
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Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran threaten to derail Qatar's delicate geostrategic position as a small, albeit wealthy, fish in a big pond. Qatar has much to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245777
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KENYA/SOMALIA: ICJ ruling will gratify nobody
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264726
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The news will be noted in East Africa, where Total’s acquisition of Maersk Oil in August adds Kenya’s onshore oil reserves to its regional portfolio. However, expectations that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224689
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KENYA/SOMALIA: ICJ exit will entrench border dispute
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264665
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The fall, which is likely to prove temporary, broke a rising trend. Despite the freeze in relations between Doha and its neighbours, sizeable foreign assets have alleviated…