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Japan’s opposition will regroup in 2020

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JAPAN

The outlook for politics in Japan in 2020.

Migration concerns will stifle African free movement

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AFRICA

Outlook for African free movement initiatives.

Russia wins most from Caspian deal despite concessions

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CIS

Unpicking the Caspian Sea convention.

Ethiopia’s Amhara-Tigray tensions risk new flashpoints

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ETHIOPIA

Amhara forces were central to the federal offensive into Tigray, but their support was in part motivated by a desire to assert claims over strategic areas they say were unfairly…

Nepal's ethnic rifts alter politics and foreign ties

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NEPAL

His first official visit was to India in mid-February. These visits come at a difficult time for the Kathmandu administration, which is struggling to foster consensus among the…

Tigray-Amhara claims may delay Ethiopia peace process

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ETHIOPIA

Territorial disputes between Amhara and Tigray require delicate negotiations. This will likely delay, and could even derail, the peace process.

UMNO rural vote likely to survive in Malaysia

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MALAYSIA

Rural constituencies and Malaysia's forthcoming general election.

Ethiopia’s leader faces self-made election dilemmas

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ETHIOPIA

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) had initially aimed to organise the polls in May or June 2021, but a firm timeline remains pending. Meanwhile, there is increasing…

UK freeports agenda may disappoint

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UNITED KINGDOM

The government vows that freeports will represent “hubs of enterprise which will allow places to carry out business inside a country’s land border but where different customs…

Biden’s Taiwan policy will be softer but still solid

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TAIWAN

His successor, Joe Biden, with a more international outlook and a less confrontational approach to Beijing, may nonetheless be better able to promote Taiwan’s prosperity and…