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Biden’s Africa policy may bring continuity and change

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US/AFRICA

The outgoing administration has bequeathed Biden an incomplete trade policy transition but also some new tools with which to shape relations. Whether and how Biden maintains or…

Multiple obstacles will block a Yemeni oil revival

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YEMEN

Hydrocarbon exports are critical to Hadi’s government, which relies almost exclusively on these revenues for funding.

West Africa anti-piracy push faces cooperation hurdles

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WEST AFRICA

This comes amid continued piracy and attacks against vessels, the apparent ineffectiveness of current operational mechanisms and frustration and mutual mistrust between local…

Foreign firms face risks in India's e-commerce space

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INDIA

The ruling offers relief to Amazon, which not only faces stiff competition but is also grappling with changes in India’s e-commerce regulatory framework. On June 21, the Ministry…

Exporting China’s digital regulations faces limits

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INT

Given China’s growing clout in global cyber governance, and the rise of digital regulations as a political priority in several other jurisdictions, the campaign has raised…

China data rules will exacerbate global fragmentation

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CHINA

However, internal and external challenges to reconciling these two objectives are growing. How other jurisdictions respond to China’s regime will have great influence on prospects…

Farmer protests will disrupt EU trade relations

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EU

Potential deals with Mercosur and Australia are already in doubt, partly due to agricultural sensitivities, and other projected agreements, for example with Thailand, could also…

Biden stance on China keeps pressure on US companies

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UNITED STATES

The Biden administration has continued the hawkish foreign policy stance towards Beijing adopted by his predecessor, Donald Trump, maintaining the central aspects around trade and…

COVID-19 will test East African unity

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EAST AFRICA

However, it also faces a crisis moment as the COVID-19 pandemic tests regional bonds, exposes the bloc’s weaknesses and threatens to spill over into a wider regional political…

US-Middle East alignment unlikely

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UNITED STATES/MIDDLE EAST

He will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders and top officials from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…