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Anti-migrant violence in South Africa will increase

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa has seen a rise in explicitly anti-migrant rhetoric from a number of political parties and social movements

Vietnam's economic needs will limit diplomatic freedom

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VIETNAM

Vietnam seeks a wider array of diplomatic partners to counterbalance Beijing's maritime assertiveness

Risks to African democratic governance loom in 2018

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AFRICA

Several broad trends and potential flashpoints in 2018 could provoke democratic backsliding and associated unrest

Gender equality is a distant but achievable goal

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INT

There has been a robust rise in women’s access to non-agrarian employment and top political offices

Coronavirus makes for precarious politics in East Asia

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EAST ASIA

The effects of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak will be felt much further than the disease's actual spread

More multipolarity will boost Mideast regional powers

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MIDDLE EAST

As links with Moscow and Beijing expand, foreign policies are less defined by US alignment or opposition

African regional integration faces new urgency

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AFRICA

Lagging regional integration is further complicated by the COVID-19 crisis

The Saudi government will encourage female employment

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SAUDI ARABIA

Women’s labour force participation is helping expand the private sector’s contribution to the economy

Western use of targeted sanctions is intensifying

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INTERNATIONAL

Sanctions are an important tool of coercive foreign policy, especially for Western policymakers

Mozambican northern crises set to escalate

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MOZAMBIQUE

A northern insurgency is worsening alongside various humanitarian crises