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TURKEY – Turkish lira weakens after sources say US set to impose sanctions (Al Arabiya)

A merchant counts Turkish lira banknotes at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. (Reuters) The Turkish lira extended losses against the dollar late on Thursday...

QATAR – Qatar expects $9.5 bln deficit next year on lower revenues, low energy prices (Al Arabiya)

In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the...

USA/TURKEY – US poised to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system: Sources (Al Arabiya)

Ankara's Russian S-400 missile defense system. (File photo: AFP) The US is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian...

RUSSIA/NORD STREAM 2 – Back to December: Exposing Nord Stream 2 Spin (Benjamin Schmitt, CEPA)

The Kremlin seeks to present its energy infrastructure project as a done deal, a fait accompli that sanctions are powerless to halt. None of...

TRANSATLANTIC/CHINA/TECHNOLOGY – A Transatlantic Effort to Take on China Starts with Technology (Alina Polyakova, Eileen Donahoe, CEPA)

https://cepa.org/a-transatlantic-effort-to-take-on-china-starts-with-technology/

TRANSATLANTIC – Stronger Together: A Strategy to Revitalize Transatlantic Power (Belfer Center)

A group of experts and former government officials from Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) convened strategists from...

AFRICA/BIOMETRIC ID SYSTEMS – Activists sound alarm over African biometric ID projects (Madeleine Speed, Al Jazeera)

In January this year, Kenya’s High Court halted the roll-out of the country’s controversial biometric ID, the Huduma Namba, citing the lack of a...

NIGERIA – Global activists slam Nigeria for crackdown on protesters (Al Jazeera)

Global activists and celebrities have hit out at the Nigerian government over a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality two months...

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