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China Steps Up Military Patrols Around Scarborough Shoal Amid Renewed Philippines Tensions

China has intensified its military presence around the disputed...

Qatar Revives US-Iran Peace Efforts as Nuclear Dispute Threatens Negotiations

Qatari mediators have returned to Tehran in a renewed...

When the Fighting Stops but the Conflict Doesn’t: Afghanistan and the Limits of Negative Peace

Peace is often understood as the absence of war....

North Korea Expands Drone and AI Weapons Programme as Tensions With South Korea Rise

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for...

Coal demand to remain flat to 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation

Global demand for coal should remain nearly flat between 2017 and 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation for coal consumption, according to the...

Rethinking Russia’s Return to Global Big Policy

In the first decade of 21st century Russia managed to get out of the economic crisis, restore its military strength, and take course to...

Lithuania has made significant legislative reforms to fight foreign bribery

Lithuania has taken significant steps to strengthen its legislative framework to combat foreign bribery. Yet further efforts are needed to ensure effective enforcement of...

Caribbean Leaders Launch Ambitious Plan to Create the World’s First “Climate-Smart Zone”

Recent hurricanes have left unprecedented devastation across the Caribbean, and it is a traumatic time for all those who live in the region. Whole...

Should Africa be inspired by China’s industrial development?

Africa, which struggles to boost its industrial sector, has decided to seek inspiration from the Chinese model. Several African delegations were...

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North Korea Expands Drone and AI Weapons Programme as Tensions With South Korea Rise

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The Northern Sea Route Is a Hedge, Not a Highway

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