ISDS Case Map
geopolitics
The official EU commentary on the deal mentions (a) the wider political ties that New Zealand has with Europe, and (b) NZ's welcoming mat to Europe’s foreign investors.
President Joe Biden announced the launch of a new economic proposal called the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity to deepen economic ties in the hemisphere.
The United States can no longer afford to buy geopolitical allies with market access.
China has proposed a free-trade bloc among the five BRICS countries in a bid to enhance economic ties within the decade-old grouping, as its geopolitical rivalry heats up with the United States.
The framework is another attempt to bring India into the Western fold while positioning it more strategically in the Indo-Pacific trade network
Joe Biden's government is analyzing the possibility of launching "strong measures" against Managua at the invitation of external armies, especially "one that has invaded another country," says a US official.
Korea seeks stronger presence in the region as tensions between Israel and Arab countries thaw.
The European Union (EU) is now looking to do more business with India by way of greater investments in Europe as tension with Russia over the Ukraine war and geopolitical concerns with China pose massive challenges to the bloc and the world at large.
China's government says it remains confident it can strike a sweeping trade and security agreement with 10 Pacific Island states despite being forced to shelve its proposed agreement.
Pacific Island countries have agreed not to sign a region-wide trade and security deal with China after a high-level meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts from 10 Pacific nations in Fiji.
