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Middle East summit reflects polarising US diplomacy

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MIDDLE EAST

Many regional and European states failed to send senior officials to a US-sponsored summit to discuss peace and security

Food can be a politically volatile issue

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INT

Concerns that climate change may affect food merit greater focus on how this could produce instability

Few options for post-Soviet 'shadow governance' zones

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CIS

Attempts to win recognition have failed and annexation by 'patron states' would present large challenges

Islamic State unlikely to expand in Afghanistan

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AFGHANISTAN

The group has failed to win numerous recruits and is now fighting on all fronts

US row over use of Colorado River water may intensify

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UNITED STATES

The falling volume of water in the Colorado River is creating political as well as economic problems

EU air quality laggards are all Eastern

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EU

Air quality has improved throughout the EU, except in five Eastern member states where it was worse in 2014 than in 2001

Congo’s siege tactics may fail to bring stability

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Two of the country’s conflict-affected eastern provinces have been placed under military control

Libya conflict hangs in the balance

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LIBYA

The fate of Libya turns on the conflicting interests of foreign and domestic actors

Problems of obesity will spread in the EU’s east

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EU

EU member states in the east are failing to tackle the growing problem of populations defined as overweight

Giant containerships may have reached natural limits

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INTERNATIONAL

Building ULCS of >15,000 TEU has made shipping more efficient but failed to consider other stakeholders such as ports