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“Cost of EU CBAM climate tariff for Africa is four times higher than EU developmend aid”

Experts have warned that EU’s carbon border scheme is punitive, and dramatically reduces the space for developing countries to achieve growth and to create jobs. The so-called CBAM enters into force on a transitional basis in October and it introduces a carbon tax on exports to the EU. A study carried out by the African […]

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“The end of the EastMed pipeline?”

Middle East / ENM

Francesco Sassi, a Research Fellow Energy Geopolitics & Markets at Ricerche Industriali ed Energetiche in Bologna, discusses how Cyprus has announced the plan for linking its major gas reservoirs to Israel’s east Mediterranean gas fields. He comments: “It seems both Israeli PM Netanyahu and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides back the project, talks are to start

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“The security of Europe and that of the Indo-Pacific region can no longer be discussed separately”

Indo-Pacific / ENM

Writing in Politico, Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi comments: “The security of Europe and that of the Indo-Pacific region can no longer be discussed separately — that was my main message when I attended the NATO ministerial meeting last year for the first time as Japanese foreign minister.” He notes that in “the Indo-Pacific, unilateral

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The story of Shaun Pinner as a guide to Western foreign policymaking

Eastern Europe / ENM

Guest commentary by Thomas Clowes-Pritchard, writing in a personal capacity Shaun Pinner (picture), a former British soldier, has an extraordinary story to tell. Starting out as a soldier in the Royal Anglian regiment of the British army in which he served with great distinction, Pinner moved to Ukraine in 2018 where he then married before

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Kazakhstan rejects offer to join a union with Russia

Central Asia / ENM

In an interview with Russia media, Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko has stated that if another country wanted to join a Russian-Belarusian union, there could be “nuclear weapons for everyone”. Russia and Belarus are formally part of a Union State, a borderless union and alliance between the two former Soviet republics. Under that alliance, Russia has

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“To regain its moral compass, the Nobel Peace Prize is in urgent need of reform”

Indo-Pacific, Middle East / ENM

Guest commentary by Saman Rizwan Last weekend, when British Asian TV star, Meera Syal accepted her lifetime achievement award at the Bafta’s she used the platform to urge the TV industry to embrace diversity. In 2023, Western industries still lack the representation to promote a truly inclusive society. And this is no more pertinent than

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“A very delicate time for Libyan – Italian energy cooperation”

Africa / ENM

Francesco Sassi, a Research Fellow Energy Geopolitics & Markets at Ricerche Industriali ed Energetiche in Bologna, takes a closer look at the 🇹Greenstream pipeline, connecting Libya to Italy and one of the key route for trans-Mediterranean gas trade, which “has stopped working”. He notes: “During May 2023, the Mellitah gas complex will undergo extensive maintenance.

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European Parliament votes to approve the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) as UK joins CPTPP

Indo-Pacific, Indopacific / ENM

The European Parliament has voted to approve the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), as part of a whole range of proposals, including the new CBAM carbon border tariff. The new rules create new trade barriers and bureaucracy for wood imports, and have angered trading partners in South East Asia. 🌳Deforestation Parliament adopts new regulation to fight climate

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“Concerns about the U.S. dollar’s dominance are not justified”

Americas, Middle East / ENM

Commenting on the entry into BRICS of Saudi Arabia, an editorial by Al-Monitor, authored by its foreign affairs correspondent Sabena Siddiqui, argues that concerns about the U.S. dollar’s dominance are not justified. She notes: Oil transactions between China and the Gulf may be settled in Chinese currency, but experts do not foresee an end to

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Malaysian home affairs minister to visit Europe amidst tensions over legal dispute with “Sulu heirs”

Indo-Pacific / ENM

In 2013, Malaysia suffered an armed incursion from the Philippines by a group claiming to be the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu, part of the resource-rich Malaysian province of Sabah. Malaysia was able to make an end to it, but as a result, it no longer paid the heirs an annual stipend of $5,300, stemming from a historical obligation

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