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Abductions will deepen fear among Tanzanian activists

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TANZANIA

Political violence in Tanzania.

Azerbaijan ignores foreign and arrests local critics

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AZERBAIJAN

Efforts to silence reporting on official wrongdoing in Azerbaijan.

Riyadh will increase efforts to curb Twitter criticism

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SAUDI ARABIA

Amid an outcry over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, large numbers of accounts, ostensibly belonging to ordinary citizens (although many are fraudulent), have engaged in…

Piketty's critics will shape global inequality debate

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INTERNATIONAL

Inequality debate and empirical findings.

Political pressure mounts on Japanese media

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JAPAN

The issue of media independence has become a fraught one under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration, with perceptions rising among journalists and the public that the…

Myanmar speech will not mollify Suu Kyi's critics

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MYANMAR

This follows intense criticism from the international community, which argues that she has done little to address the crisis or alleged abuses by Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw…

Sri Lanka's 'balancing act' on reform faces new risks

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SRI LANKA

Prospects for Sri Lanka in 2016.

US foreign policy differences to sharpen in 2019

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UNITED STATES

Trump entered office deeply sceptical of the importance of wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, but his critics say his troop-withdrawal announcements are timed to distract US…

Israel's political crisis will raise security risks

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ISRAEL

The proposals are part of a controversial package of reforms to weaken the courts, which Netanyahu’s critics say would eliminate checks on executive power. The reforms have…

Purges will backfire on South Korea's new president

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SOUTH KOREA

As under his predecessor, these reforms, especially of the police, strike critics as partisan power plays rather than neutral or necessary restructuring. Yoon's approval ratings…