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Bulgarian government faces losses in local elections

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BULGARIA

Incumbent Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has won outright in the three elections since 2009. Tsvetanov, Bulgaria’s second-most-influential politician until his forced resignation…

Uganda campaign clashes presage post-election unrest

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UGANDA

Wine’s arrest on November 18 sparked two days of protests and a heavy-handed security response that killed at least 54 people. Tensions remain high, and recurrent standoffs…

Middle Eastern airlines face massive potential losses

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MIDDLE EAST

The COVID-19 outbreak is the latest blow to civil aviation in the Middle East, where airlines already face unprecedented security risks and operational complexities. Carriers…

Transport troubles to dampen South Africa productivity

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SOUTH AFRICA

Governance woes at the agency reflect broader difficulties facing reforms aiming to improve and expand the strained transport system.

Inflation will test Uganda's opposition and government

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UGANDA

Inflation has been rising rapidly since April, driving widespread anxiety and further complicating an already tense political context following controversial elections last year.

Cuba will define Summit of the Americas success

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LATIN AMERICA/US

The highlight of the Seventh Summit of the Americas on April 10-11 was the historic, even warm, encounter between Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Their 80-minute meeting…

German-Turkish tensions put Merkel under pressure

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GERMANY

Relations between Germany and Turkey have taken a turn for the worse since the attempted coup on July 15-16. Faced with a widening crackdown on the Turkish opposition, a spillover…

Prospects for East Asia to end-2021

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PROSPECTS 2021 H2

Prospects for East Asia to end-2021.

Ukrainian rebel strife will not impact war dynamics

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UKRAINE

Political upheaval in late November in the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) -- one of two rebel-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine -- has not affected the overall dynamics…

Syria’s weakened al-Qaida remnants may act as spoilers

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SYRIA

Ansar al-Islam is part of ‘Be Steadfast’ (Fathbutu), a coalition of al-Qaida-linked groups formed in June. Meanwhile, the dominant rebel force in the north, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham…