[African countries] want to obtain a much bigger share of the mineral resource wealth, so the push now is not just to export these raw materials, but rather add value to them
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If at the end of things they haven’t brought home the hostages and haven’t vanquished Hamas, then I think there will be a huge political crisis
The accords with the EU and Italy even undermine the rights of refugees and migrants
Al-Sudani’s government must continue to work out arrangements with the US Treasury while implementing its own fiscal reforms to access foreign reserves in USD
Moscow and Beijing may well boast about their no-limits friendship, but that closeness does not appear to extend to the trade sphere
My general sense is that the [Israeli] security establishment would be more likely to prioritise finishing off Gaza, then shifting to other threats – whether that be Hezbollah or Iran
The EU will need a strategy on how to deal with the spoilers
I hope the next CEO’s agenda will be to really double down on making ASML’s case a European case. This is not just a matter for the Dutch government.
It does mean the danger that Ukraine was going to be pushed back over the second half of this year is now much less likely
Showing that Ukraine is part of “us” means sending more of “our” air defences to protect Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure
Nathalie Tocci argues for the European defence of Ukraine’s skies