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Signature by Canada of the BBNJ Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
On 4 March 2024, the United Nations Legal Counsel received Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, The…
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Lavrov Stands Firm on Maritime Border Agreements With Norway and the US
“One must look at the big picture,” responds MFA Sergey Lavrov, pointing to the agreements’ benefits to Russia. Astri Edvardsen…
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Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine to Monitor Chinese Fishing Vessels
In the depth of the South Pacific Ocean, a Chilean submarine has been keeping tabs on Chinese fishing vessels to…
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Romania, Bulgaria in partial Schengen deal with Austria
“After 13 years, Romania is finally going to join Schengen! We have a political agreement on this,” Romanian Prime Minister…
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The Livestock Industry’s Beef is with Biden, Not Australia
”People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy…
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Thin Ice in the Himalayas: Handling the India-China Border Dispute
The danger of more will lurk as long as the countries disagree over where the line lies. ICG Both should…
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A Welcome Humanitarian Deal between the U.S. and Iran
The agreement has much to recommend it, despite what critics say. ICG The Biden administration has just completed implementing the…
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The Treaty of Lausanne 100 Years After: Stop the Fighting, Sign the Treaty and Then What?
To guarantee stability, all concerned parties sign a treaty, a formal legal agreement promoting short, medium, and long-term tranquillity. Daniel…
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The Global Minimum Corporate Tax Needs More Work
Their efforts are perfectly understandable, given that the agreement’s main provisions may have done more harm than good. Joseph E.…
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The Significance of the Vietnam-Indonesia Exclusive Economic Zone Demarcation
The recent agreement between Vietnam and Indonesia on delimiting their respective exclusive economic zones provides hope for the strengthening of…
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Israel–Lebanon Maritime Boundary Agreement: An Assessment
Summary: The Lebanon–Israel maritime boundary agreement may bring security, stability, and mutual economic benefits. Abhay Kumar Singh and S. Samuel…
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Turkey Drags Its Heels on Swedish NATO Accession
Turkey’s longstanding dispute with Sweden over the latter’s asylum policies for members of Kurdish organizations deemed terror groups by Ankara…
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Lebanon asks TotalEnergies to start gas exploration ‘quickly’
Lebanese President Michel Aoun met with representatives of the French energy giant TotalEnergies today and told the company to “start…
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Foreign Office opinion in favour of Greece on the demilitarization of islands
At the start of 1981, Turkey rose up again (as Turkey often does) using allegations against Greece, for the demilitarization…
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Countries reach deal on changes to global health rules
A compromise has been reached by World Health Organization member countries on changes to the rules that govern how countries…
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Behind the Yemen Truce and Presidential Council Announcements
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Peter Salisbury explains the significance of these developments. What has happened in Yemen? The…
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