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COVID-19-related closures are both changing trade patterns and putting new pressure on economic actors in Iran, including the state itself. The drug economy is an important source…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254524
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the tripoint of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar -- has long been a hub for production of illicit drugs. The area is rife with drug cartels.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263576
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A reduction in executions, mostly from drugs offences, has been a significant social legacy of President Hassan Rouhani, who leaves office in August. Before then, he will also try…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259901
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281359
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The highlight of the Seventh Summit of the Americas on April 10-11 was the historic, even warm, encounter between Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Their 80-minute meeting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198981
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The 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222068
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Despite some positive short-term outcomes, the two sides’ read-outs reflect the structural nature of their competition and the limits that this places on cooperation.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283761
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Biden will approach Latin America policy with more experience than any of his recent predecessors. However, he will face daunting domestic and foreign policy agendas and a Latin…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258332
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Leftist President Gustavo Petro is due to take office in Colombia on August 7, and rapid progress is expected towards normalising relations. This would provide a political and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271899
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The moves are the latest in a series of frictions between Phnom Penh and Washington which centre on political freedoms in Cambodia and, following his arrest on September 3…