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This three-part series looks at what effect Donald Trump’s incoming US presidency is expected to have on international relations – and how people and governments are trying to prepare.

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Port customers are said to ask: ‘How much cargo can I bring in before warehouses start busting at the seams?’.

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US president-elect likely to encounter difficulties given the three countries’ aligned interests in challenging the West, analysts say.

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