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Western sanctions alter Russia's technology strategy

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INT

The war has triggered unprecedented Western sanctions against Russia's technology ecosystem, with spill-over effects for firms doing business in Russia, companies in the global…

Mozambique’s mega-dam plans may face obstacles

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MOZAMBIQUE

The 1,500-megawatt project could have a major impact on energy supply within Mozambique and the wider region. However, the government may face multiple challenges in getting the…

China-US tensions risk unravelling tech value chains

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CHINA/US

The technology industry today is the child of unparalleled globalisation and transnational integration. However, Apple’s downgrade is one of many signs that these processes are…

Ukraine’s drones menace Russian and Kazakh exports

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UKRAINE/RUSSIA

Ukraine looks poised to pursue maritime drone attacks against Russian military vessels and port infrastructure. It is also trying to persuade foreign shipping and insurance…

The EU’s grand coalition on climate is in peril

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EU

The vote came against the backdrop of growing opposition from centre-right politicians over the law and green deal more broadly. The NRL passed with significant amendments, which…

US export controls on Huawei will have global impacts

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CHINA

This escalates Washington’s attempts to prevent Chinese leadership in 5G telecommunications and presents Beijing with a huge challenge. It threatens to accelerate the ‘decoupling’…

'Reshoring' from China is slowly but surely underway

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CHINA

However, this is a partial and long-term process that for the rest of this decade is likely to leave China as an integral part of many transnational supply chains. Reshoring will…

Taiwan tech firms face pressure from China-US tension

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TAIWAN

Among these, Taiwan has a crucial and outsized influence in the global digital economy, in hardware manufacturing in particular. Growing China-US tensions now threaten to…

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2023.

Tech risks shape Chinese and Western national security

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INT

The proposal will underline the centrality of national security considerations to digital policies. Partially, this is a result of the increased potency of technologies and their…