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Canada – Carney’s Plan

Canada’s trade talks collapse with the US should not be viewed simply as another tariff dispute between neighbours. The timing, as with everythinapse with the g in today's world, matters. Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended negotiations on 21 August, little more than ten weeks before the 3 November mid-term elections in the US. Washington says

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Iran – a different conflict requires a different strategy

US and Israeli military operations have damaged Iranian facilities and removed senior leaders but have not forced Tehran to change its strategic objectives. Attempts to weaken Iran through leadership targeting may have created opportunities for a younger and potentially more militant generation within the IRGC. Iran views the conflict as a struggle for regime survival

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Is the EU at war with the US or with itself?

The claim that the EU is “at war” with the US sounds hyperbolic at first glance. Washington remains Europe’s principal security guarantor, its largest external trading partner and (through NATO) the backbone of continental defence. Yet, beneath the formal architecture of alliance, a more corrosive dynamic has emerged. Policy choices taken in Brussels and several

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Aegean Shadows: the battle for blue gold in the Eastern Mediterranean

The Eastern Mediterranean region, known for vast natural gas reserves and contentious maritime boundaries, is the subject of recent concerning geopolitical discourse. Interaction between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus reveals a wider narrative of regional muscle flexing and financial gain. These three countries, each with vested interests and historical claims, boarder maritime sea channels that have

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Global Energy Security: Impacts on business and emerging concerns

Global energy security is the subject of achieving reliable and affordable access to energy resources for all nations. Today’s international community very much depends on energy security as it has become a critical aspect of the livelihoods of both people and business. Energy must be made not only available and sufficient, but also have infrastructure

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