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Security rivalry will strain China-US commercial ties

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CHINA/US

The restrictions, which resulted from a nearly four-year investigation, were levied due to ZTE's alleged violation of sanctions prohibiting the sale of US-acquired information…

Investment would flood into Libya if politics settled

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LIBYA

Moscow's straitened circumstances, and the increased Western interest in Libya as an oil and gas supplier, created incentives for Libyans and Westerners alike to explore increased…

Biden will take a pragmatic approach to GCC states

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UNITED STATES/GCC

Washington’s partnerships with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, remain crucially important to US interests. GCC leaders are leveraging US concerns…

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…

New hurdles may not derail Europe’s Nord Stream 2

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EUROPE

In late March and early April, Germany and Finland issued permits for the construction of the pipeline. The decisions came after an EU legal opinion rejected the European…

SPV could open new doors in Europe-Iran relations

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EU

SPV opens opportunity for Europe-Iran trade.

US companies reassess China risks

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UNITED STATES

As the survey suggests, the worsening of US-China relations, particularly over Taiwan, together with COVID-19-related supply chain disruption and Western political pressure to…

Efforts to stablise US-China relations will be limited

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US/CHINA

Relations between the United States and China are at a critical juncture. The Biden administration remains under domestic pressure to take a tough line with Beijing but the…

Pakistan-US relations are on a downward trajectory

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PAKISTAN/US

Separately, Pakistan is drawing closer to its ‘all-weather’ partner China, a key US rival. Washington’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific increasingly revolves around pushing back on…

Concerned investors in Mexico will exercise caution

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MEXICO

Mexican FDI.