EU is becoming sceptical about China running its ports

Concerns are spreading about letting China invest in strategic infrastructure

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Social conservatism finds limited echo in Brazil

A recent survey suggests that social conservatism is far more limited than suggested by the 2018 presidential election

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Brexit and structural dilemmas will limit the civil service’s ability to enhance governance

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There has been much interest in the country’s non-oil economy given increased oil production in 2018

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Old and new inequalities persist as Greece enters a year of elections

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Japan lags its foreign peers in software, the sector that underpins new technologies such as artificial intelligence

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The union of centre-left and right-wing parties will be difficult to maintain

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20th century models of education and training are rapidly becoming obsolete

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After several difficult years, the economy of Iraq’s Kurdish region has started to see signs of growth

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France’s prolonged failure to create jobs and opposition to current reforms will hobble Macron’s presidency

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