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Diplomatic Movements · India

India's Strategic Pivot: Balancing US, Russia, and China Relations in 2025

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects India and its trading partners

By James Okonkwo · 22 April 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Nigeria

ECOWAS and Trade: West Africa's Integration Experiment Under Pressure

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Nigeria and its trading partners

By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 16 April 2026 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · South Korea

Korea's CPTPP Bid: Joining Asia's Premier Trade Club

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects South Korea and its trading partners

By Kenji Watanabe · 15 April 2026 · 9 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Brazil

South-South Cooperation: Brazil, India, and the New Architecture of Developing Nation Trade

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Brazil and its trading partners

By Arjun Mehrotra · 11 April 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · ASEAN

ASEAN Centrality Under Pressure: Navigating the US-China Rivalry

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By James Okonkwo · 7 April 2026 · 7 min read

Diplomatic Movements · South Korea

South Korea and NATO: Security-Trade Nexus in a Divided World

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By James Okonkwo · 6 April 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United States

America First vs. Multilateralism: How US Trade Policy Is Reshaping Global Alliances

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By James Okonkwo · 5 April 2026 · 7 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Japan

Japan-Korea Trade Normalisation: What the 2025 Economic Partnership Means for Both Nations

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By Kenji Watanabe · 4 April 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · China

China-Japan Trade Relations: Economic Interdependence Despite Political Tensions

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By Kenji Watanabe · 3 April 2026 · 9 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United Kingdom

UK Sanctions Regime: How Britain Uses Trade Restrictions as a Foreign Policy Tool

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By Elena Petrova · 3 April 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · India

India-China Border and Trade: Can Economic Ties Survive Political Tensions?

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By Marcus Chen Wei · 31 March 2026 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United Kingdom

UK CPTPP Accession: Britain's Indo-Pacific Trade Pivot in Full Detail

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By Natalie Thornwood · 31 March 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Japan

Japan's FOIP Strategy: Free and Open Indo-Pacific as a Trade Framework

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By James Okonkwo · 31 March 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · India

India's Non-Alignment 2.0: Navigating US-China Rivalry Without Choosing Sides

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By James Okonkwo · 29 March 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · South Korea

Korea-Japan Normalisation: Economic Opportunities in a Historic Diplomatic Repair

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By Kenji Watanabe · 29 March 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Germany

Germany-US Trade Relations: Managing Differences Over China, Tariffs, and Defence

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects Germany and its trading partners

By David Kowalski · 26 March 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · European Union

EU-UK Post-Brexit Trade Relations: Four Years of Friction and Gradual Repair

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Natalie Thornwood · 23 March 2026 · 7 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Brazil

Brazil at BRICS+: Expanding the Bloc and Reshaping South-South Economic Relations

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By James Okonkwo · 22 March 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · China

China-Russia Trade Axis: Energy, Wheat, and the Sanctions-Proof Economy

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By Elena Petrova · 21 March 2026 · 9 min read

Diplomatic Movements · India

India at the UN: Trade Rights, Climate Finance, and Developing Nation Advocacy

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By James Okonkwo · 14 March 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · European Union

EU's Strategic Autonomy: Reducing Dependencies on China and the US

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By Sophia Hartmann · 26 February 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Germany

Zeitenwende and Trade: How Germany's Strategic Shift Reshapes Its Economic Partnerships

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By Sophia Hartmann · 25 February 2026 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United Kingdom

UK's Indo-Pacific Tilt: Diplomatic and Trade Strategy in Asia

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By James Okonkwo · 24 February 2026 · 9 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Japan

Japan's G7 Leadership: Trade Agenda, Ukraine Support, and China Policy

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By James Okonkwo · 23 February 2026 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Nigeria

Africa and BRICS+: How the Continent Is Positioning in a Fragmenting Global Order

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By James Okonkwo · 11 February 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Nigeria

Nigeria's Continental Leadership: Driving AfCFTA Implementation Across West Africa

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By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 5 February 2026 · 9 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United States

G7 Economic Statecraft: How America Uses Trade Coalitions to Counter China

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By James Okonkwo · 27 January 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United Kingdom

UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Two Island Nations Trade Strategy

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By Kenji Watanabe · 27 January 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · China

China's Global South Strategy: Trade, Aid, and Influence in Developing Nations

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By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 22 January 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Japan

Japan-China Trade: Interdependence, Tension, and the Art of Economic Coexistence

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By Kenji Watanabe · 20 January 2026 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · India

India-EU Free Trade Negotiations: A Decade in the Making — What's Different Now

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By Sophia Hartmann · 17 January 2026 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Brazil

Pacific Alliance vs. Mercosur: Latin America's Competing Trade Visions

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By Carlos Restrepo Mora · 15 January 2026 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · China

China's Multilateral Trade Diplomacy: CPTPP Application and Strategic Intentions

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By Kenji Watanabe · 13 January 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United States

US-Japan Trade Alliance: Technology, Defence, and Economic Statecraft in the Pacific

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By Kenji Watanabe · 11 January 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · European Union

EU Enlargement and Trade: What Ukraine, Western Balkans Membership Means for Commerce

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By Elena Petrova · 11 January 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · India

Modi's Global South Leadership: India as Voice of Developing Nations at G20

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By James Okonkwo · 1 January 2026 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · ASEAN

ASEAN-China-US Triangle: How Southeast Asia Plays the Superpowers Against Each Other

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects ASEAN and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 1 January 2026 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · India

Quad Alliance Deepens: What India's Role Means for Indo-Pacific Trade Security

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By James Okonkwo · 28 December 2025 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United States

US-South Korea Trade and Security: The Economic Dimension of a Military Alliance

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By Kenji Watanabe · 24 December 2025 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · China

China-Saudi Arabia and the Petroyuan: Oil Trade Beyond the Dollar

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By Fatima Al-Rashid · 21 December 2025 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United States

IPEF: Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework — Legacy, Limitations, and Future

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects United States and its trading partners

By Marcus Chen Wei · 19 December 2025 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · European Union

EU's Global Gateway: Competing with China's BRI for Infrastructure Investment

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By James Okonkwo · 16 December 2025 · 10 min read

Diplomatic Movements · China

Belt and Road Initiative 2025: Which Countries Are In, Who Has Pulled Out, and Why

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects China and its trading partners

By Lin Mei Xiu · 14 December 2025 · 9 min read

Diplomatic Movements · European Union

EU-US Relations Post-IRA: Navigating Subsidy Wars Within a Strategic Alliance

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By David Kowalski · 13 December 2025 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · United States

US-India Bilateral Trade: The iCET Framework and Tech Partnership in Action

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By Arjun Mehrotra · 6 December 2025 · 11 min read

Diplomatic Movements · Germany

Germany as EU Trade Power: Berlin's Influence on Brussels Trade Negotiations

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By Sophia Hartmann · 4 December 2025 · 8 min read

Diplomatic Movements · European Union

EU-Africa Strategy: Partnership vs. Paternalism in Trade Relations

A comprehensive analysis of how this development affects European Union and its trading partners

By Aisha Okafor-Williams · 2 December 2025 · 10 min read