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For a while there, things were heating up in the South China Sea. But the Philippines’ recent rapprochement with China appears to have de-escalated the situation. At the centre of this effort is Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has manoeuvred his country to benefit from both economic ties with China and security links with the US, argues Alessandro Uras.
And The Conversation Australia’s columnist Tony Walker has a quick analysis of the Manchester Arena blast, which has killed 22 people and injured 59.
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Rodrigo Duterte has the opportunity to shape his foreign policy choices in relation to the two competing global powers.
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Alessandro Uras, University of Cagliari
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is at an interesting place: leaning on China for financial support, and looking to the US for security cover.
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Business + Economy
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L. Jamila Haider, Stockholm University; Steven J Lade, Stockholm University
Development agencies should consider nature and culture when creating strategies to alleviate global poverty.
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Jacques-Olivier Pesme, Kedge Business School
The latest figures on the world wine market confirm that the industry is undergoing considerable change, with European countries finding their positions and strategies challenged by the new world.
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Environment + Energy
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Michał Filipiak, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University
It's thanks to decomposition brought about by beetles and fungi that we're not all buried under dead organic matter.
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Politics + Society
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
European governments are dealing with threats to personal security that can strike at any time and in any place, as various terrorist incidents in the past year or so have demonstrated.
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Science + Technology
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John Long, Flinders University
A new "baby dragon" dinosaur revealed in a fossil returned to China is a striking example of the discoveries that might be lost when scientific specimens are illegally removed and traded.
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