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Mexico-US NAFTA deal piles pressure on Canada

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NAFTA

Global stock markets rose to a six-month high following the announcement, which does not yet include Canada. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland cut short a tour of Europe…

Beijing-ASEAN South China Sea tensions will grow

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CHINA/ASEAN

While there is always potential for unplanned escalation, recent incidents in the area are unlikely to change the basic dynamics there: China’s increasing assertion of ‘on-water’…

WTO now a forum for talks, not unanimous dealmaking

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INTERNATIONAL

The WTO remains the main body determining global trade rules, but increasingly it looks likely to struggle to go beyond mere discussion.

Qatari litigation targets reputation, not resolution

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QATAR

Qatari legal disputes with Gulf rivals.

US WTO dissatisfaction will not abate soon

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UNITED STATES

This was because the United States, frustrated at what it perceives as the body's overreach, has been blocking the appointment of new judges. As a result, there are no longer…

Europe may call out Iran’s nuclear violations

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IRAN

France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the E3) have warned that if Iran breaks more of its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), they are ready to…

Tehran will weigh options to contain plane protests

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IRAN

The authorities’ belated admission of the error, on January 11, sparked new waves of student-led protests across several cities, with outspoken slogans targeting the supreme…

New NAFTA helps Canada’s Trudeau hurdle some problems

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CANADA

Along with Mexico’s leader President Enrique Pena Nieto, whose term ends on December 1, the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be signed by US President Donald Trump and…

Biden will continue to link trade and security in 2024

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US

Biden is primarily concerned about a loss of jobs in states crucial to his re-election, bid but the reference to national security, more usually associated with concerns about…

Athens is in no rush in Macedonian name dispute

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GREECE/MACEDONIA

The prospects for resolving the long-standing dispute with Greece over Macedonia’s official name.