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Ports will be central to South Asia’s alliances

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SOUTH ASIA

Powers from within and beyond the region are investing heavily in harbours to bolster trade and expand influence

Malaysia’s political alliances will be unstable

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MALAYSIA

The government and opposition parliamentary blocs are ridden with fault lines

Changing Mideast alliances will have regional drivers

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MIDDLE EAST

An aspirational regional summit in Iraq highlights how the Middle East is moving away from the Trump era

Alliances insure Tajikistan against Afghan spillover

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TAJIKISTAN

The Tajik government has broken with Russia, China, Iran and Uzbekistan by refusing to court the Taliban

A complex coalition will dominate Congo’s parliament

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The ruling Sacred Union coalition controls parliament but comprises a patchwork of small parties

Tshisekedi’s sacred union may mire Congolese politics

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CONGO-KINSHASA

President Felix Tshisekedi wants to extricate himself from a controversial alliance with former President Joseph Kabila

Unseating South Africa’s Zuma will not prove easy

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SOUTH AFRICA

Narratives of ousting the president underestimate the complexity of the process

Taiwan will be at pains to retain diplomatic allies

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TAIWAN

Taipei has lost diplomatic ally Nauru to Beijing and relations with Tuvalu were uncertain following recent elections

EU Green parties will struggle electorally

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EU

In Slovenia and Germany Greens are prominent in government, but elsewhere are mostly in opposition or out of parliament

Taiwan presidential poll will be tighter than expected

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TAIWAN

Polls indicate a dip in presidential frontrunner William Lai Ching-te’s popularity ahead of January's elections