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Pandemic puts pressure on Gulf States sovereign wealth funds
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Pandemic puts pressure on Gulf States sovereign wealth funds

19 February 2021
Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf countries are facing unprecedented challenges due to the rise of deficit and pressure to increase financial obligations to their public budgets. The drop in crude oil prices, caused by the pandemic last year, forced Gulf countries to increase their borrowing and thereby withdraw from their sovereign wealth funds.
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GEU Podcast: Is multilateralism in crisis? – with Stephanie Liechtenstein
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GEU Podcast: Is multilateralism in crisis? – with Stephanie Liechtenstein

18 February 2021
We’ve been hearing a lot recently about multilateral diplomacy in crisis but what does this really mean? Closing the first series of Global Europe Unpacked, Will Murray speaks to Stephanie Liechtenstein, the Web Editor-in-Chief of the Security and Human Rights Monitor, about multilateral diplomacy in the age of COVID-19, challenges for the OSCE, the EU, and more…
William Murray
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Commentary: Post-war Armenia – New remedies for old maladies
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Commentary: Post-war Armenia – New remedies for old maladies

18 February 2021
Armenia's asymmetric dependence on Russia has cost it dearly, especially during the recent Karabakh war, argues Alexander Petrosyan in this commentary for commonspace.eu. Two projects – the Iran-Armenia railway, and the Iran-Armenia-Georgia gas pipeline – can help restore the balance, he contends.
Alexander Petrosyan
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Azerbaijan to spend $59 billion to rehabilitate territories, but development also requires peace
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Azerbaijan to spend $59 billion to rehabilitate territories, but development also requires peace

17 February 2021
Azerbaijan plans to spend up to $59 billion over the next ten years to rehabilitate the territories it has recently taken back after being for decades under Armenian control. It is a huge sum even for an oil rich country, but for President Ilham Aliyev developing the new territories now has become the primary mission of his presidency.