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Baku will resist a quick peace deal with Armenia

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ARMENIA

The latest round of talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Geneva on March 22 ended without any concrete progress on negotiations over a bilateral peace agreement. The meeting…

Kuwait's fractious politics will weaken energy sector

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KUWAIT

The country's output was unaffected. The oil production ceiling was reduced in compliance with collective cuts decided by OPEC+ in October. Political and bureaucratic challenges…

Europe’s Three Seas Initiative will make slow progress

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EUROPE

The war in Ukraine has highlighted 3SI, a project that aims to raise investment in Central-Eastern Europe, as a means to build resilience on the eastern flank of the EU and NATO…

COP27 points to mixed progress on climate issues

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INTERNATIONAL

Issues of funding and accessibility were nevertheless left unresolved and efforts to phase out fossil fuels stalled. The latter issue looks set to become a major bone of…

Baghdad and Erbil policy moves may deter oil investors

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IRAQ

Although some important hydrocarbons projects have seen progress, both Baghdad and Erbil have made fresh moves seen as prejudicial by oil sector investors. Uncertainty continues…

'Mercenary' arrests derail Belarus-Russia ties again

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BELARUS/RUSSIA

In recent months, Lukashenka has repeatedly argued that Moscow is working to unseat him at the August 9 polls. A trade and debt deal last month made progress on important energy…

EU climate progress will be most clear in renewables

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EU

Although the exact details of the package remain subject to clarification and amendment, it requires a much broader decarbonisation effort beyond the power sector, as well as…

East African oil ambitions will face challenges

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EAST AFRICA

Outlook for East African oil and gas developments.

Latin America's patchy MDGs record could deteriorate

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LATIN AMERICA

Outlook for meeting development targets.

Pressure for drastic climate action to build post-COP

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INTERNATIONAL

The agreement has been widely criticised for its shortcomings, not least its failure to secure commitments to end coal use and to make major breakthroughs in climate governance…