Research Briefing
UK defence obligations to South Korea
Is the UK obliged to defend South Korea? This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the potential implications for the UK of a 1953 Declaration amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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Research Briefing
Afghanistan 2017
The Western commitment to propping up the Afghan Government is increasing again.
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Research Briefing
North Korea: August 2017 update
Tensions have risen alarmingly in the Korean peninsula during the course of 2017. North Korea appears to be making faster progress towards having a nuclear weapons system that can reach the US than many observers expected. What have been the responses of the US, China, South Korea and Japan to developments since the beginning of this year?
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the July negotiations
What happened at the second round of Brexit negotiations from 17 to 20 July 2017 and what have we learnt? This first phase of the negotiations aims to reach agreement on citizens' rights, the financial settlement and the border between Ireland the Northern Ireland, as well as other separation issues, such as Euratom, EU external agreements and dispute resolution. But there was little evidence of agreement on any of these, and the UK Government has been asked for more clarification at the next round. A lot is at stake, because if sufficient progress isn't made by October, the negotiations will not move on to future relations, an EU-UK trade agreement or transitional arrangements.
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Research Briefing
Troops in Afghanistan
The UK is sending more troops to Afghanistan as part of a wider increase in NATO troop numbers.
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Research Briefing
Japan: February 2017 update
Politically dominant at home despite the continuing sluggishness of the Japanese economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces serious challenges in charting a positive way forward on relations with the US under the new Trump Administration and with China, where their territorial dispute over the East China Sea continues to cast a deep shadow. This briefing surveys the outlook for Japan during 2017 both at home and abroad.
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Research Briefing
China’s domestic politics and foreign policy: January 2017 analysis
This briefing is an exploratory analysis of trends – drawing on the views of selected experts – in the domestic politics and foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China.
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Debate Pack
Kashmir
The House of Commons Library prepares a briefing in hard copy and/or online for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall other than half-hour debates. Debate Packs are produced after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents, including press and parliamentary material. More detailed briefings can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.
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Research Briefing
The Trump presidency: implications for East Asia
Donald Trump takes office in just over two weeks’ time. During the election campaign he gave indications that he was contemplating tearing up key elements of traditional US policy in East Asia if he won. At the same time as accusing China of currency manipulation and cheating on trade issues, he suggested that, if he
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Research Briefing
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill 2016-17: Progress of the Bill
This Commons Library briefing summarises the progress of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill 2016-17.
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Research Briefing
The 2016 Bilateral and Multilateral Development Reviews
After several delays, the 2016 Bilateral Development Review (BDR) and Multilateral Development Review (MDR) were published by the Government on 1 December 2016, superseding the 2011 Reviews published by the previous Coalition Government. While the 2016 MDR performs a broadly comparable role to that performed by its predecessor, the 2016 BDR does not -- important country-level information has not been provided this time around.
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Research Briefing
Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill 2016-17
Commons Library briefing on the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill 2016-17
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Debate Pack
Forced organ removal in China
The House of Commons Library prepares a briefing in hard copy and/or online for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall other than half-hour debates. Debate Packs are produced after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents, including press and parliamentary material. More detailed briefing can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.
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