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Trump could shift US thinking on nuclear weapons

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UNITED STATES

Uncertainties surround Trump's willingness to uphold past US foreign policy commitments; nuclear weapons policy is no exception. The next administration will take power with…

Obdurate Putin will obstruct end to Ukraine war

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RUSSIA/UKRAINE

These comments by one of Russia's less hawkish adversaries reflect pessimism about the chances of identifying a route to conflict resolution. Nonetheless, the first anniversary of…

Nuclear weapons’ utility will grow for states globally

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INT/US

The world’s nuclear-armed states and their allies have boycotted the talks, whereas over 123 non-nuclear countries are participating. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki…

Chances of US-Russian treaty extension look slim

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RUSSIA/US

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) will expire next February unless Moscow and Washington agree an extension. The White House has proposed replacing it with a…

Tourism shift may aid a balanced recovery in Africa

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AFRICA

However, in many places, this has been mostly driven by rising commodity prices, and has therefore been both uneven and hostage to global markets. Reviving tourism is seen as a…

Next US president will confront nuclear disorder

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US/INT

As Barack Obama eyes the January 2017 presidential transition, Washington's decades-long goal of a stable global nuclear order appears to be under threat from multiple quarters…

Backsliding is likely on Paris climate deal

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INTERNATIONAL

The Paris climate agreement.

Maximalist US demands will threaten NAFTA

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NORTH AMERICA

However, after the fourth round of talks in Washington to decide the fate of the two-decade old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), US demands are creating an…

Russian-US arms treaties erode in new era of mistrust

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RUSSIA/US

The likely end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty will be an important marker in the decline of international stability and a particular blow to long-held…

US-Russian arms treaty is at risk but not dead

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RUSSIA/US

Uncertainty around the future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty.