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Russian aircraft plan will face serious obstacles

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RUSSIA

With sanctions barring access to Western aircraft, Moscow intends to develop fully indigenous production and to replace hundreds of foreign-built airliners with domestic…

Bosnian Serbs are moving closer to exiting BiH

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BOSNIA

Dodik’s law would transfer responsibility for elections in RS from the Central Electoral Commission to its RS equivalent, severing the RS political system from BiH and enabling…

Belarus will remain a dictatorship after Lukashenka

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BELARUS

Lukashenka has constructed a highly centralised and authoritarian system built on strong relations with Moscow. However, hopes for a more democratically inclined successor are…

Semiconductor decoupling from China inches forward

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CHINA

Beijing is continuing its state-led drive to build up its domestic chip industry capabilities with more centralised control and oversight.

Export controls on metals will benefit Chinese firms

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CHINA

The new regulation’s "national security" justification reflects the increasing resort worldwide to weaponising international trade for political goals and will reinforce efforts…

Paraguay's Pena will face major governance challenges

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PARAGUAY

His inaugural speech displayed commitment to a right-wing economic strategy and pro-US foreign policy. However, it omitted two potential threats to governance: renegotiation of…

China’s AI chip industry will grow but still lag

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CHINA

China is working hard to boost its domestic AI chip industry in response to US restrictions. The support significantly impacts the development of its entire AI sector, the…

Limited resources will check BRICS financial clout

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INTERNATIONAL

BRICS members seek to reduce the dominance of the US dollar in global trade; a less dollar-focused approach to development finance from the NDB is consistent with this. The BRICS…

Huawei's tech signals progress but no breakthrough

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INT

The phone’s launch is a surprising comeback for a company that was briefly the largest smartphone manufacturer worldwide, until it was hobbled by US sanctions that blocked its…

Guatemala’s Arevalo will take office but issues endure

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GUATEMALA

With options for keeping centre-left, reformist President-elect Bernardo Arevalo from office now running out, the conservative government of President Alejandro Giammattei looks…