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Donald Trump prides himself on his business acumen, but his proclivity for protectionism is about to stick the US with a really bad deal. As soon as Mexico’s president signs a new law legalising medical marijuana, the three nations bound by NAFTA will be able to trade cannabis as a commercial good. Pharmaceutical companies and investors are already lining up.
But from threats to renegotiate NAFTA to a White House full of drug warriors, the US seems likely to miss out on this massive new market, writes Luis Gomez Romero. That’s good news for Mexico and Canada, but not so much for the American economy, or its people.
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Will Trump’s America lose out on the next big thing in business?
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Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong
Mexico and Canada are about to turn medical cannabis into North America's most lucrative new market.
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Business + Economy
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Barreau Tran Léa, Sciences Po Bordeaux
Brazilian soap operas are wildly popular in Portuguese-speaking Angola, influencing women's fashion and creating a business opportunity for thousands of Angolan female entrepreneurs.
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Environment + Energy
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Mariola Acosta Francés, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); Edidah Lubega Ampaire, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); Laurence Jassogne, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Tanzania and Uganda have improved gender integration in agriculture policy. But a lot still needs to be done in the allocation of resources and transformation.
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Politics + Society
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Craig Mark, Kyoritsu Women's University
Shinzo Abe may have kickstarted the debate on constitutional change with high hopes for success. But the outcome in 2020 is anything but certain.
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Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, University of Indonesia
Ahok is only one among many people in Indonesia who have been jailed under the country's controversial blasphemy law.
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