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Latest newsWith the European Commission (EC) estimating unemployment to cost the E...
Public disenchantment with established political elites across Europe is growing. As a result, populist movements have made signifi...
The presidents of Mexico and China announced on 4 June 2013 an ‘integral strategic association’, aimed at improving bilateral relations characterised for some time by tens...
Gabon has attracted growing attention from investors since President Ali Bongo unveiled ambitious plans to reinvigorate the economy after taking office in 2009. Efforts ...
The announcement by Brazilian mining company Vale in March 2013 that it had ‘indefinitely suspended’ its potash project in Argentina’s Mendoza province is...
The Shangri La Dialogue, an annual event focussing on Asian security, was held in Singapore from 31 May to 2 June 2013, providing a rare insight into China-US military rel...
The United States Central Command, or CENTCOM, the combatant command of the US military responsible for the Middle East and Central Asia, announced on 4 J...
Inadequate health and safety standards in China have once again hit the headlines with four major industrial accidents occurring within a single week. On 3 June 2013, at l...
Violent protests in Mtwara in late May 2013 over the construction of a Chinese-funded US$1.2bn gas pipeline illustrate growing ...
The UK and France announced their decision to join the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) on 23 May 2013, and in doing so, added their names to a small lis...
The repercussions of external debt have been increasingly visible since the 2008/2009 global financial crisis, including the imposition of capital contr...
