Northern Irish issue threatens EU-UK trade relations

Persistent EU-UK conflict over the Northern Ireland protocol risks damaging the broader EU-UK trade relationship

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US plan for Afghanistan based on uncertain assumptions

An all-new negotiating plan envisages the Afghan president leaving, but he has no plans to comply

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Islamic State persecution of Yazidis and the abortive Kurdish independence referendum left a complex security legacy

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Taiwan is increasingly important to Japan’s strategic interests as China’s power grows

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The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States meet tomorrow

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The arrest of the main opposition leader has brought confrontation to a head and forced Western states to take a stand

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A major economic reform project brings Sudan broadly in line with international policy recommendations

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The authorities are coming under fresh scrutiny over President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial anti-narcotics crackdown

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Italy’s far-right parties currently look on course to lead the government after the next elections

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Amid rising frustration over an ongoing electoral impasse, the risks of a shift in opposition tactics are growing

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