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1 – 10 of 15The theme it has chosen for its chairmanship is ‘enhancing connectivity and resilience’. The reference to ‘resilience’ is apt, as Laos is attempting to manage severe economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284173
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A political row over fentanyl, plus longstanding tensions over illegal immigration to the United States, are for both countries domestic issues with drivers or impacts across the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278501
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Bangkok and Manila are Washington’s only treaty allies in South-east Asia. Thailand took offence at President Joe Biden skipping the APEC event. Washington-Manila ties have…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274465
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Biden will approach Latin America policy with more experience than any of his recent predecessors. However, he will face daunting domestic and foreign policy agendas and a Latin…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258332
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Rebooting the economy is just one challenge facing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The junta leader-turned-civilian premier continues to come under pressure from a pro-democracy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266195
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Cannabis legalisation in Canada.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236863
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This indicates a potential move away from US-sponsored, militarised strategies of coca eradication, cocaine interception, the ‘decapitation’ of trafficking networks and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271579
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The closure of border crossings since March 2020 has fuelled violent competition for control of lucrative informal crossings (trochas) and frontier towns. However, the Venezuelan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260739
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The arrest, prompted by a US extradition request, is a short-term success story for US-Mexico security cooperation but, paradoxically, represents an enduring flaw in long-held…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272068
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Trudeau will spend the summer campaigning for re-election, defending his administration’s record while underscoring unfinished business for a second term.