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Nuclear deal with Iran faces another hurdle
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Nuclear deal with Iran faces another hurdle

31 March 2021
Efforts to resume compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have stalled. Axios reports that Iran has rejected a US proposal that includes steps to release Iranian funds in South Korea in exchange for Iran backing down on some steps to reduce compliance with the nuclear deal, including reducing uranium enrichment.
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EU mediation fails to secure a breakthrough in Georgia's political impasse
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EU mediation fails to secure a breakthrough in Georgia's political impasse

31 March 2021
Christian Danielsson, European Council President Charles Michel’s Personal Envoy, emerged in the early hours of Wednesday morning (31 March) after an eight hour meeting with the leaders of government and opposition parties, admitting that he was “sad to report that none of the political parties could agree to this solution in whole”.
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Sudan signs deal with rebel group on establishing a secular state
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Sudan signs deal with rebel group on establishing a secular state

30 March 2021
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council and the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement-North Sector (SPLM-N)  on Sunday (28 March) signed a declaration of principles envisaging the establishment of a secular state. The document calls for the respect of diversity, for forming a unified army, for the redistribution of wealth and power, and for the adoption of a federal system.
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Analysis: Can Arctic routes provide an alternative to the Suez Canal as a major east-west trade route?
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Analysis: Can Arctic routes provide an alternative to the Suez Canal as a major east-west trade route?

29 March 2021
The recent blockage of the Suez Canal by the 400-metre-long 'Ever Given' container ship exposed the vulnerability of global trade routes. It reopened the debate about alternative routes, including the opening of the Northern Sea Route via northern Russia, and the Northwest Passage via northern Canada. These routes, however, are not without their problems. Maximiliaan van Lange analyses the background and current thinking in this article for commonspace.eu.
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