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US peace tactics will fail to gain Palestinian buy-in

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PALESTINIANS/US

The Bahrain conference on Palestinian economic development.

Hard-line tactics may entrench Congo’s M23 crisis

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CONGO-KINSHASA

However, the M23 -- the rebel group that dominates current headlines-- remained excluded. This follows a November 23 summit in Luanda that in effect demanded the M23’s…

A Qatar solution is unlikely at the Gulf summit

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QATAR

As the primary mediator in the dispute between Qatar and three of its GCC neighbours, Kuwait is seeking the first face-to-face meeting of the countries’ leaders since Saudi…

Sea code will elude ASEAN and China in 2022

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ASEAN/CHINA

The two sides have resumed CoC talks after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Meanwhile, Chinese-US rivalry in South-east Asia is escalating, as demonstrated by recent high-profile naval…

UK no-confidence vote brings a general election closer

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UNITED KINGDOM

The vote will keep May in power for the time being but identifies the level of opposition to the ‘withdrawal agreement’ within her own party before the agreement goes to…

Myanmar junta grows more comfortable diplomatically

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MYANMAR

He held talks with his junta-appointed counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, on the sidelines of the seventh foreign ministers’ meeting of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism…

Cambodia will try to rebalance its partnerships

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CAMBODIA

Cambodia, chairing ASEAN this year, is attempting to further the bloc’s five-point plan for easing Myanmar’s post-coup tensions. Separately, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…

US-Russian summit ends with divisions and some hope

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RUSSIA/US

Putin ignored or rebuffed Biden's warnings on cyber threats and human rights, but progress was made on agreeing strategic stability talks.

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…

Russia will try to soften dismay at ending grain deal

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RUSSIA

Ukraine had been a significant grain exporter, much of it to poor countries, accounting for about 10% of world trade. The invasion stopped that. In July 2022, Turkey and the UN…