Tag: trade agreements
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Iran, India and Afghanistan to Sign Sea Trade Pact
from stratrisks.com: A pact that would connect India to Afghanistan through a southern Iranian port is set to be signed by the three countries, Afghan and Indian officials said. The draft pact centers on Chabahar Port, which would allow India and Afghanistan to conduct trade and access Central Asia’s vast energy resources, has been reviewed…
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Australia defends new security deal with Japan
from channelnewsasia.com: Closer defence ties between Japan and Australia should not raise concerns in regional superpower China, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday. Canberra and Tokyo struck a major agreement Monday to enhance trade and security ties, elevating the bilateral relationship to a new level. Abbott told ABC radio Australia he was taking no sides…
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Interview w/ Michael Vail of StratRisks on Sochi, TPP, Ukraine
For our first installment of ‘Geopolitiks’ – a new series examining the real “news of the world” – we’re joined by Michael Vail of the indispensable StratRisks.com to help us look at the five-ring Sochi circus, the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership and the shaky situations in the Ukraine, South Sudan and more. “Read all about it!”…
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TPP Protests Across North America Aim to Block ‘NAFTA on Steroids’
from beyondchron.org: Workers across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will unite in an Inter-Continental Day of Action Friday to stop a massive new trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership—commonly referred to as “NAFTA on steroids.” In the U.S., the immediate fight is to block a bill that would grant the president “fast track” authority to sign…