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Japan will make serious progress in decarbonisation

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JAPAN

This brings Japan into line with other countries ahead of the COP26 UN climate negotiations in November. Fully achieving decarbonisation targets will require fundamental…

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…

Politicisation may worsen unrest in Kenya’s North Rift

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KENYA

Under this authority, the military has been deployed alongside police and multi-agency security forces to combat a spike in armed banditry that has resulted in over 100 civilians…

China’s repression in Xinjiang is here to stay

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CHINA

This abandons affirmative action and accommodation of ethnic sensitivities, and instead actively and often forcibly promotes assimilation into the culture and society of the Han…

Sudan’s partial peace deal builds positive momentum

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SUDAN

The deal represents a significant milestone in both the peace process and the wider transition. However, it remains only a partial peace, given the absence of the main armed…

Iran’s state can manage intensified new-model protests

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IRAN

In November, farmers gathered in Isfahan to complain about water scarcity. Teachers, miners, pensioners and municipal workers have also protested in recent months against a…

Saudi Arabia-South-east Asia trade will grow

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SAUDI ARABIA-SOUTH-EAST ASIA

He arrived in Malaysia on February 26 and Indonesia on March 1. The tour also includes the Maldives, Brunei and China, and is intended to increase Saudi religious, political and…

Canada voting system will hinder right-wing populism

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CANADA

Trudeau’s government has been held up as a bulwark of liberalism given the surge of anti-immigration populist candidates and parties in Europe and the United States. However, two…

Rapid demographic growth may destabilise the Sahel

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SAHEL

However, the context is crucial. This region, where reserves of water, arable land and vegetation are vulnerable to climate change, also sees rates of population growth and human…

COVID-19 means economic distress for Pacific Islands

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PACIFIC ISLANDS

However, containment measures will cause social tensions and devastate tourism and fishing, their two key income sources.