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By the end of this month, Washington wants Ottawa to sign on to the new NAFTA deal that Mexico City and Washington agreed last month. If Ottawa refuses, US and Canadian economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238420
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This comes as US foreign policy, especially towards China and Iran, is forcing some political tightrope-walking for US partners. It also comes as UK Prime Minister Theresa May…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244241
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US trade policy after the China and USMCA deals.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250318
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Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227675
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This comes as local press report that powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr might be prepared to lift his election boycott, on certain conditions. Sadrist backing was crucial to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263577
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Media coverage often focuses on the speech's tone and its implications for the president’s popularity, but presidents since the 1970s have seen no change in approval rating after…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229458
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The deal heightened Palestinian leaders’ sense of diplomatic isolation. The two parties have now declared their commitment to hold long-awaited elections -- the first since 2006…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256647
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However, the departure of former US President Donald Trump -- who was an enthusiastic supporter of Brexit and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- has made this harder to achieve.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261409
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He promised the protesters -- who reject him as a member of the ruling establishment -- wholesale reforms, a say in the new cabinet and an end to the security crackdown. This came…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250503
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The ban expires on October 18, under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal, from which Washington withdrew in 2018. If its extension efforts fail…