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Cuba referendum results send mixed message

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CUBA

The result gives Cuba some of the world's most progressive family and gender legislation, and is superficially a success for the government at a moment of broad discontent over…

Myanmar economic policy gaps may deter investors

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MYANMAR

This is consistent with elements of the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government's economic policy that was finally released on July 29, four months after the party went…

EU-Swiss institutional framework progress will be slow

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EU/SWITZERLAND

Without a dispute settlement mechanism in Swiss-EU relations, Switzerland has no legal leverage to defend its rights. Ironically, such a mechanism is the most controversial…

Cost-saving SpaceX launch model will survive accident

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UNITED STATES

The September 1 blast at the Cape Canaveral launching site is a setback for Musk's goal of breaking open the market for government and private sector space launch contracts…

Czech anti-crisis measures will swell public debt

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Popular discontent is growing, because of rising prices, especially for energy, food and housing. Despite the government’s more transparent, pro-European and values-driven…

R&D spending could help global productivity recovery

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INTERNATIONAL

High on the agenda is the need for science to work across disciplines to address complex societal problems. In 2015, research and development (R&D) funding increased by 5.1…

Economic recovery may prove vulnerable in Uruguay

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URUGUAY

President Tabare Vazquez’s government will face a congressional debate over the 2018-20 budget marked by the high fiscal deficit. Although ratings agencies are showing confidence…

Post-virus downturn could hurt Hungary’s government

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HUNGARY

The pandemic has strengthened Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s position in the short term. However, the government has done little on the economic front; a conservative stimulus…

India faces struggle to increase consumer protection

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INDIA

Consumer protection in India.

US internet funding key but revitalisation needs more

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US

The new funding reopens a debate about technology’s role in revitalising distressed manufacturing communities across the Rust Belt, formerly the US industrial heartland stretching…