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The G20 and multilateralism after Trump
The 2020 Riyadh Summit, the 15th meeting of the Group of 20, was hosted by Saudi Arabia on Nov. 21 and 22. Expectations for this year’s…
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British premier plans for post-Brexit ‘Global Britain’
With the EU-UK Brexit talks finally coming to a head, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning a big year for UK foreign policy. Stung by…
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Will Indian Foreign Secretary’s Nepal Visit Help Heal Past Wounds?
Harsh Shringla’s visit to Nepal comes six months after the controversy over the Kalapani-Lipulekh border issue. India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is on a two-day…
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How can we pay off the global coronavirus debts? Tackle the powerful
Shutting down tax havens and cancelling debts could pay for the pandemic and more – if countries work together Covid-19 has hit the global economy hard.…
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Israel, Pakistan, Gulf face a new world order
Ditching worn-out narratives that only benefit Arab monarchs and global powers is the only way to deal with real challenges The problem with rotten narratives and…
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Boris Johnson, the Antithesis of Margaret Thatcher?
They may have led the same political party, but everything else places Boris Johnson as the polar opposite of his revered Conservative predecessor, Margaret Thatcher. Her…
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Trump Faces Critical Choice About His Political Future
Donald Trump is nearing a crossroads. Those who allege that he has endangered the tradition of smooth presidential transitions by not conceding immediately after the media…
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The impact of the new Asian trade mega-deal on the European Union
Although the economic implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for the EU are modest, the geopolitical and strategic implications are not. With the arrival…
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Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy and Russia
Biden calls Russia the biggest threat to the United States, and sees Moscow’s policies as aimed at weakening Western countries internally; undermining the unity of such…
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Beijing wins in RCEP, but despite itself
Under Joe Biden, the US has an opportunity to turn the corner, while China continues to rely on economic coercion While it makes for good headlines,…
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Recognising Israel
THE planned futuristic Saudi city of Neom on the Red Sea coast was the venue of the G20 virtual summit last week, but something of greater…
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A Good but Incomplete Start to Debt Relief
After initially responding to the pandemic-induced economic crisis with an initiative to postpone developing countries' debt payments, the G20 has now come back to the table…
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NLD Election Win Raises New Questions over Myanmar Military Chief’s Future
With the election victory of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) earlier this month and the prospect of the NLD continuing to hold office for…
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India Begins Pivots to East Asia
Delhi displays growing ambitions in the South China Sea India is belatedly setting out to become a counterweight to China in East Asia, strengthening defense ties…
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What the new trade bloc means for Bangladesh
Mixed opinions followed after the signing of the new trade bloc—the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on November 15, 2020. Negotiated over a period of eight…
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UAE leaving OPEC? A storm in an oil barrel
The oil world was abuzz at the end of last week on speculation that the UAE might be on the verge of pulling out of the…