Politics will check scope of US retrenchment abroad

President Barack Obama has expressed frustration with US allies and orthodox foreign policy thinking

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New Zealand TPP approval is likely despite opposition

The debate surrounding TPP ratification has reversed years of government-opposition consensus in support of free trade

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New rules for Polar vessels come into effect in 2017, with implications for shipping, states, shipbuilders and insurers

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Central America's civil wars ended decades ago, but they still shape present-day challenges

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As climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent, the weather insurance industry is developing quickly

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During Obama's final year in office, the US arms control agenda faces challenges at home and abroad

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Climate-vulnerable Pacific island states now seek to encourage developed economies to follow through on COP21 pledges

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Russia has submitted a renewed claim to seabed beneath the North Pole, which will be considered by the United Nations

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A favourable Philippines Supreme Court ruling presages deeper defence ties with Washington

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The Paris agreement sets out an ambitious vision, but relies on precarious national-level commitments

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