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EU Israel-Palestine policy will remain contradictory

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EU

The lack of a clear strategy is systemic, arising from the lack of a functioning common EU foreign policy. Stuck in the parameters of the two-state solution and refusing to…

US Democrats may put votes at risk over Israel support

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US

One aspect of the challenge now facing Biden involves domestic politics. Congressional Democrats overwhelmingly support Israel’s response to the October 7 attack by Hamas, but the…

Turkey's EU accession process is sick but not dead

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TURKEY/EU

The prospects for Turkey's EU membership bid.

Ghanaian anti-Fulani sentiment increases jihadist risk

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GHANA

Alongside similar incidents, this reflects a worrying trend in northern Ghana towards discrimination, stigmatisation and violence towards ethnic Fulani, who are often accused of…

Estonia will secularise faster than the other Baltics

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BALTIC STATES

Lithuania is the most religious: the predominant Roman Catholic Church’s socio-political influence has been increasing regarding the still-sensitive issues of LGBT+ and women’s…

Erdogan will target enemies at home and abroad

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TURKEY

Erdogan has accused President Emmanuel Macron of being anti-Islamic in his championing of secularism after a French teacher’s murder for showing cartoons offensive to Muslims…

Baku hopes Islamism will buttress Azerbaijani regime

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AZERBAIJAN

Indications from reactions to the Charlie Hebdo incident in Paris of a shift in Azerbaijan's geopolitical orientation.

Gender-based rifts spotlight social media role

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INT

The leader of the UK National Education Union has called for an independent inquiry into the rise of sexism and misogyny among boys and young men. Similar concerns have been…

Gaza war puts US corporates in a tight spot

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US

Speaking out risks a backlash from employees and other stakeholders for 'picking sides', while saying nothing risks castigation for moral vacuity or being held complicit by…

India’s Gulf ties will face setbacks in the near term

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INDIA

Indian nationals are struggling to maintain jobs in the Middle East as GCC states contend with historically low oil prices as well as the economic fallout of the pandemic. Gulf…