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US Green New Deal will evolve piecemeal

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UNITED STATES

The GND calls for massive changes to the US economy, environment and social policy to make the country fully ‘green compliant’. The March 26 rejection of a GND resolution before…

Prospects for China's politics in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for Chinese politics and foreign relations in 2020.

China-Central Asia relations will deepen

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CENTRAL ASIA/CHINA

Beijing values Central Asia as an important partner as its global rivalry with the United States escalates on the one hand and Russia’s regional role weakens on the other. Central…

Mauritania’s new president will focus on inequality

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MAURITANIA

Ould Ghazouani’s campaign in June focused on social and regional inequalities and the need for a more independent judicial system. Since taking office in August, Ould Ghazouani…

New elections hold key to Sri Lanka's democratic shift

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SRI LANKA

Political outlook.

Oreskovic government in Croatia may prove short-lived

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CROATIA

After protracted negotiations, Croatia, at last, has a government, comprising the conservative Patriotic Coalition -- the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), plus a few small parties…

US president begins third year in office, eyeing 2020

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UNITED STATES

Since 2017, Trump has made waves in foreign and domestic policy, not least due to his preparedness seemingly to overturn the status quo on a whim. However, his administration is…

Peru raps Pluspetrol following environmental protests

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PERU

The government has ordered Pluspetrol, which owns and operates key oil and gas concessions, to abandon its exploratory activities in the central jungle region, following protests…

Xinjiang issues place US firms in a difficult position

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UNITED STATES

Many are facing a combination of ethical and commercial dilemmas as China uses the commercial power of its domestic consumers to silence critics. Those targeted so far, mostly…

Myanmar policy zest could suffer in 2017

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MYANMAR

Her comments hint at the political difficulties facing the one-year-old NLD-led administration in 2017.