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‘Will they, won’t they’ seem to be a constant theme in the long process of negotiating a trade deal with the EU. Apart from those who consider a no-deal outcome as the only guarantee of sovereignty, most people agree that the best outcome is a mutually beneficial trade deal

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We keep hearing rumours of a sellout by the UK Government to the EU. This of course has been the pattern over the last 50 years, hopefully those negotiating on our behalf are not going to fall into the same trap. The EU are desperate to maintain the same level of access to

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Eldad Shavit is a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and previously served in senior roles in Israeli Defense Intelligence and the Prime Minister’s Office.  Dr. Raz Zimmt is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies

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President Trump has been derided as ‘xenophobic’ and ‘obsessed’ over his preoccupation with China, but as President-elect Biden signals the continuation of many of his opponent’s key policies it may be time to acknowledge that Trump was right.  Trump’s focus on the pain

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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was finalized this weekend among the ten ASEAN nations, along with five other Asia-Pacific countries, including heavyweights China and Japan. Strengthening economic relations among its constituent members, the RCEP is a

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‘I don’t know’ is the short answer as even with less than 2 months to go, as the HMRC circulars keep reminding me, there still seems to be much that is up in the air. I know that time and perseverance will take a snail to Jerusalem but the Barnier snail has been

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In 2017, a powerpoint slide by Michel Barnier became an unexpected icon of the Brexit talks. A little staircase set out six different types of possible arrangement, arranged in an implied hierarchy. It was simple. It was striking. And, unfortunately, it was wrong. The slide

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“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by formers.” – Sept. 2018, Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 62 No. Access

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Some quick takeaways from this past week’s election news here in the USA. 1. Though Biden won, it’s still true that more than 70 million Americans cast a vote for Donald Trump. That, after four years of seeing him in action: racism, misogyny, crass cutting of

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“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by formers.” – Sept. 2018, Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 62 No. Access

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