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Kai looks at security and political turbulence in the emerging market economies and also serves as a publisher with The Daily Brief.

Vladimir Putin in Rome to court Pope Francis despite differences
- Daily Brief
- July 4, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Rome today for the start of a bilateral visit that will see him hold
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Israel’s Labor Party holds primary vote ahead of September election re-run
- Daily Brief
- July 2, 2019
Israel’s Labor Party will vote for a new leader today after Avi Gabbay announced that he would step down. Mr
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OPEC oil market discussions overshadowed by concerns over US-Iran tensions
- Daily Brief
- July 1, 2019
OPEC representatives will meet in Vienna today to discuss the state of global oil markets. It comes as the price
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Iran expected to breach uranium stockpile limits on Thursday as tensions simmer
- Daily Brief
- June 27, 2019
Monitors from the International Atomic Energy Agency today expect Iran to breach its permitted limit on its uranium stockpile as
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Presidential primary candidates from Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang Party outline policy positions
- Daily Brief
- June 25, 2019
Candidates vying to be presidential nominee of Taiwan’s “One-China” Kuomintang Party will outline their policy positions today ahead of a
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US and Israeli national security advisors discuss escalating tensions with Iran
- Daily Brief
- June 24, 2019
US National Security Advisor John Bolton arrives in Israel today, where he will hold talks with counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat. The
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Foreign ministers of still-at-war Armenia and Azerbaijan hold talks in DC
- Daily Brief
- June 20, 2019
Foreign ministers from Azerbaijan and Armenia will meet in Washington D.C. today for another round of sponsored multilateral talks aimed
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German and Ukraine leaders discuss issues surrounding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline
- Daily Brief
- June 18, 2019
Ukraine’s recently inaugurated president Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin today for talks concerning the
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Boeing and Airbus dominate Paris Air Show orders despite new industry entrants
- Daily Brief
- June 17, 2019
The global aviation industry will be on show in France today for the annual Paris Air Show, where new entrants
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UK Conservative Party begins secret ballot to choose next leader
- Daily Brief
- June 13, 2019
Conservative Party member will begin the first round of voting today in a process that will determine the successor to
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New Zealand unveils updated Indo-Pacific defence strategy
- Daily Brief
- June 11, 2019
New Zealand’s Defence Minister Ron Mark will outline his country’s 2019 Defence Capability Plan in Wellington today as the country
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German foreign minister attempts to shore up support for nuclear deal in Tehran talks
- Daily Brief
- June 10, 2019
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrives today in Tehran, where he will hold talks with his counterpart, Javad Zarif, on
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Leaders of economic powerhouses Brazil and Argentina to discuss free market reforms
- Daily Brief
- June 6, 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Argentine President Mauricio Macri will hold bilateral talks today in Buenos Aires. The two will
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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square as city freedoms come under growing strain
- Daily Brief
- June 4, 2019
China’s semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong will today hold unofficial memorials commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacres.
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Trump threatens intelligence sharing over Huawei usage during UK state visit
- Daily Brief
- June 3, 2019
US President Donald Trump arrives in London today for the start of an official state visit to the UK, which
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Russian and Japanese foreign and defence ministers to discuss settling WWII dispute
- Daily Brief
- May 30, 2019
The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Russia will meet in Tokyo today for their bilateral 2+2 talks where they
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US defence secretary holds talks with Chinese counterpart on regional diplomatic tour
- Daily Brief
- May 28, 2019
Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan will begin a diplomatic tour of the Indo-Pacific region today, with visits to Singapore,
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Madagascar National Assembly elections overshadowed by corruption and protests
- Daily Brief
- May 27, 2019
The east African island nation of Madagascar holds elections for its 151-member National Assembly today. The elections come as over
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European elections get under way across the continent on Thursday
- Daily Brief
- May 23, 2019
Elections for the 751-seat European Parliament will begin across the European Union today. Populist forces throughout Europe have united into
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Malawi votes in tight presidential and national assembly elections
- Daily Brief
- May 21, 2019
The southern African state of Malawi will vote in elections for the presidency and national assembly today, with the ballots
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