Prospects for Western Europe in 2020

The foreign policies of Spain, Italy and Germany will be weakened by continued domestic tensions

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New Brexit deal would damage UK-EU trade relations

At best, Johnson’s Brexit deal is likely to deliver a limited, goods-only trade deal with the EU

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The Gibraltar economy faces significant risks as a result of Brexit

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South Korea lags most of the developed world in the social and economic conditions in which women there live

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Persistent unrest in Catalonia is increasing friction among the region’s pro-independence parties

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Economic performance is a factor in shaping Western Balkan states’ viability and their populations’ desire to emigrate

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The government has agreed a cautious package of policies to reduce carbon emissions

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Labour informality is difficult to define and takes numerous forms, not all of them seen as negative by participants

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Africa currently faces a major youth bulge, but falling birth rates mean ageing populations are on the horizon

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Opposition parties have reasons to be reluctant to go into government with the People’s Party

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