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Continue reading →: Public Policy Dialogue – Budget 2025 – Economic Realities Vs Political RealitiesNEXUS hosted the 2nd in the series of public policy dialogues on 19th February under the theme “Budget 2025- Economic Realities Vs Political Realities”, moderated by Shiran Ilanperuma with panelists Dhananath Fernando (CEO, Advocata Institute) and Bram Nicholas (Economist & COO,ETIS Lanka) speaking of different aspects of the proposed budget.…
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Continue reading →: Trump, Stargate, DeepSeek: A new, more unpredictable era for AI?As the AI summit in Paris approaches, the US administration is taking a comparatively brakes-off approach on AI regulation. Can the UK and EU forge a leadership role on AI safety?
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Continue reading →: Warming India–Indonesia rhetoric belies challenges of Global South leadershipNew Delhi and Jakarta share many development challenges and foreign policy objectives. But despite last week’s summit, there remain several challenges to realizing the full potential of the bilateral relationship.
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Continue reading →: To defend Europe, the UK–EU reset should prioritize defence industrial cooperationThe UK must be allowed to contribute to building a European – not EU – defence industrial base to ensure Europe is less reliant on the US for its defence.
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Continue reading →: Negotiating tactic or not, Trump’s Gaza plan has already done irreparable damagePresident Donald Trump has started a new reality in the Middle East, regardless of what comes next. Did he also torpedo the hostage deal in Gaza? Possibly. What other outcome should people expect if proposed US policy on the territory has led to warnings against ethnic cleansing by the UN Secretary General and…
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Continue reading →: Independent Thinking: How dangerous are Trump’s trade threats?President Trump has threatened to put tariffs on Mexico and Canada and imposed them on China, fuelling fears of a looming global trade war. With the European Union likely next in his sights – what is the US president trying to achieve with these tactics? And what are the consequences?…
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Continue reading →: Israel and PalestineResearch includes work on Israeli-Palestinian relations and internal dynamics, the role of Middle Eastern states, and international policy towards the conflict.
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