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Global copper market glut will depress prices

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INTERNATIONAL

Three-month copper futures stand 24% below year-earlier prices. The reasons for this slide are common to other commodities: a strong dollar, oversupply and falling demand in…

Ukraine clashes highlight deadlocked peace process

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UKRAINE

The surge in fighting that started on January 29 was the worst since early 2015, but seems to have died down for now. The causes are unclear, although it began a day after the…

NATO will boost naval presence in Black Sea

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BALKANS

NATO is taking steps to amend the power balance and contain Russia's military expansion in the Black Sea. Bucharest's renewed push to institutionalise the NATO presence reflects…

Global South tightens social media grip amid protests

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INT

Civil society actors routinely use social media to spread content that fuels anti-government sentiment, to organise demonstrations and to document and amplify protest actions…

EU-US relations may be at a turning point

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EU/US

Trump first snubbed the EU on April 30 with a mere postponement of possible tariffs and then humiliated the E3 (Germany, France and the United Kingdom) on May 8 with his decision…

Gabon's president will likely regain recognition

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GABON

Bongo's victory was tarnished by widespread allegations of electoral fraud and subsequent human rights violations; both he and Ping have submitted evidence of abuses to the…

Political pressure may mount on Canada’s Trudeau

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CANADA

As Canada enters the second half of Trudeau’s government, with a federal election due in October 2019, the Liberal Party’s prospects of a second term in office are fair to good…

Turks’ operation in northern Iraq is set to defeat PKK

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TURKEY/IRAQ

Turkey’s well-planned operation against PKK base in Iraq.

Iran's military will keep asymmetric advantage in Gulf

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IRAN

With geopolitical tensions in the Gulf rising as a result of Saudi and Iranian involvement in Syria and Yemen, the risk of military escalation in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz…