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1 – 10 of 46Vietnam is Russia’s closest partner in South-east Asia and has refused to criticise Moscow over the Ukraine war. Between 2000 and 2022, Russia accounted for more than 80% of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284520
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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Hopes of a leap forward in implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement largely fell flat, despite a historic acknowledgement of the need to “transition away” from fossil fuels in order…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284103
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The ‘global stocktake’ on the state of the climate, and discussions over loss and damage, will dominate debate. This will take place amid geopolitical strife and bitter…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283595
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His Historic Pact suffered a major setback in October’s local elections, with opposition figures set to govern some of Colombia’s largest cities (including Bogota) from January 1…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283348
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The firms aim to extract gold, lead, zinc, iron ore and copper across several Afghan provinces. Earlier this year, Afghanistan agreed a major contract relating to oil extraction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282083
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchs, faces a tough challenge to turn around the pandemic-hit economy. Brunei is struggling to make up for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274971
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Christodoulides is taking charge at a time of high political volatility. Though he is from the ruling Democratic Rally (DISY), he was not DISY's candidate, won with the support of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276841
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Issues of funding and accessibility were nevertheless left unresolved and efforts to phase out fossil fuels stalled. The latter issue looks set to become a major bone of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274268
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Prospects for a Canada-China trade agreement.