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US alliances will fray further in 2020

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UNITED STATES

The outlook for US alliances.

Tuvalu's election may change treaty with Australia

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AUSTRALIA

Under the agreement, Australia will fund climate resilience schemes and offer sanctuary to residents of the partly submerged Pacific nation while taking responsibility for…

Strategic changes mean fresh New Zealand defence needs

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NEW ZEALAND

The statement commits the Labour-led coalition government at least to maintain, and possibly increase, New Zealand’s military capacity in response to the changing political and…

Central America integration talk will not drive action

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CENTRAL AMERICA

The migrant crisis was a key theme at December’s summit of the Central American Integration System (SICA). The region’s leaders agreed on a need to address underlying causes…

New army could threaten Haitian political stability

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HAITI

Military prospects.

ASEAN aims to widen focus beyond Myanmar at summits

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ASEAN

This is in response to what some ASEAN members regard as obstructionism towards the bloc’s five-point plan for resolving Myanmar’s post-coup tensions. Min Aung Hlaing will miss…

Armyworm outbreak will become lasting African problem

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AFRICA

The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the ongoing threat of fall armyworm (FAW) in Southern Africa. FAW wreaks havoc in the maize (corn)-growing countries of the…

Water shortage is a major threat to China

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CHINA

This will likely be a recurrent phenomenon, since it probably stems from climate change-induced changes in weather patterns. The Chinese government has limited means to address…

East Africa food security will test resilience concept

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EAST AFRICA

This falls just short of a 'famine' warning -- which would require 20% of households to face catastrophe levels, as well as heightened malnutrition and mortality rates. The UN has…

ASEAN force will focus first on disaster aid

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ASEAN

The outlook for forming an ASEAN peace-keeping force.