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Humanitarian crisis mounts amid Venezuela stalemate

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VENEZUELA

The political impasse continues in Venezuela, where social tensions are running high after a month of energy and water shortages. There have been protests but none threatening to…

US rhetoric masks absence of fresh North Korea policy

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NORTH KOREA/US

South Korea’s unification minister (MOU) warned on April 10 that any US strike on North Korea would put “the safety of the public” at risk. A day later, Seoul’s defence (MND) and…

US Venezuela sanctions strategy will face pressures

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VENEZUELA/US

US President Joe Biden’s administration is under mounting international and domestic pressure to reverse the decision by the outgoing Trump administration to suspend Venezuela’s…

Turkmen gas plans will balance China and Russia

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TURKMENISTAN

Turkmen leaders rarely visit foreign countries. The visit to Beijing aimed at securing Chinese commitment to completing a new natural gas pipeline through Tajikistan and…

Prospects for North Korea in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for North Korea in 2019.

Latvia’s unwieldy new government will be reform-averse

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LATVIA

Latvia’s second female prime minister leads an ideologically diverse coalition led by her centrist New Unity (JV) party, and including the left-wing Progressives (PRO) and the…

North Korean weapons testing is just a matter of time

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NORTH KOREA

Also today, South Korea’s defence ministry confirmed that joint military exercises with US forces will go ahead next month. A new summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim…

London will diverge from the EU on foreign policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK foreign policy.

Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019.

Australia mining exports seek less dependence on China

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AUSTRALIA

In 2020, China’s trade sanctions cost the Australian economy AUD19bn (USD14.5bn), with coal exports hit particularly hard. Iron ore exports have largely escaped sanctions so far…