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Poor governance, weak institutions will dog eastern EU

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EU

Instability in eastern EU.

Inflation and inequality to pressure Cuban government

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CUBA

Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…

Bolivia's business elites have shifted to Morales

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BOLIVIA

Government-business relations.

Inequality advances may be reversed in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

In the last two years, the pandemic together with deteriorating macroeconomic conditions have likely contributed to income concentration. At the same time, new research based on…

Latin and global populism will adopt a range of forms

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin American populism.

Hong Kong's unelected leader still needs elite support

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HONG KONG

The incumbent, Carrie Lam, announced earlier this month that she would not run for re-election. Four days later, her chief secretary, John Lee, resigned and revealed that he would…

Street pressures will erode elite cohesion in Cuba

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CUBA

The government is nevertheless shaken. Protests were triggered by severe economic hardship, and reflect a loss of public confidence that the government can improve matters. The…

Two exponents of populism seek second terms

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US/LATIN AMERICA

Widespread use of the term has eroded a precise definition but it essentially denotes a brand of politics that promises to free the electorate from the corrupt influence of a…

Moderate Czech Euroscepticism will cause no EU rupture

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech Euroscepticism.

Cuba to return to emergency economics

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CUBA

The measure is part of Washington’s latest efforts to squeeze the Cuban economy and force a change of government in Havana. It comes on top of an already tense situation, as Cuba…