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COVID-19 election delays could dent democracies

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INT

The pandemic is forcing countries to delay elections or find other ways to conduct them

Political variables may delay Middle Eastern elections

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MENA

Polls in the Middle East and North Africa rarely transfer power, but are still important tools of political contestation

Russia’s armour procurement decisions are hard-headed

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RUSSIA

The delay to introducing a revolutionary tank design is a calculated policy switch

Uncertainty persists over Mercosur-EU trade deal

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MERCOSUR

Mercosur and the EU have expressed the hope of ratifying their long-delayed trade deal by the end of the year

EU enlargement faces public trust battle in Balkans

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BALKANS

After repeated delays, Western Balkan publics are less inclined to think that EU enlargement will bring them benefits

COVID-19 rises inexorably in Russia and neighbours

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CIS

The disease’s spread may have been delayed but sound contagion control policies are needed just as elsewhere

Car-driven Central-East European economies risk smash

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Record Czech car output could go unsold if another slump in Western Europe prompts buyers to delay new car purchases

Risks and opportunities 2021: COVID-19

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INT

Vaccination campaigns are at the heart of most countries’ strategies to exit pandemic lockdowns and restrictions

East African rail links may miss their connections

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EAST AFRICA

An ambitious plan for a trans-regional railway is unravelling, as funding shortfalls collide with mounting debt

Multiple crises may unravel Ethiopia’s transition

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ETHIOPIA

An ambitious reform agenda is faltering amid interrelated national and regional crises and brinkmanship on all sides