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Islamic State impact will go beyond terrorism

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MIDDLE EAST

The Islamic State group's indirect effects will reach further than Syria and Iraq

Security fears will strengthen Arab authoritarianism

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MIDDLE EAST

Young Arabs now see 'Islamic State', not reform, as the region's greatest challenge

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

Sympathisers feed Islamic State threat to West

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INTL

The Paris attacks will sharpen focus on the roles of sympathisers and returned foreign fighters in terror attacks

Islamic State will prepare for the next phase

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MIDDLE EAST

As the salafi-jihadist group loses its territorial ‘caliphate’ in Syria and Iraq, it is redeploying fighters and funds

Afghan Taliban threat shows no sign of receding

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AFGHANISTAN

Despite more than 15 years of NATO deployment and US aid, Afghanistan is no closer to peace and stability

South Asia faces threat from Islamic State

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SOUTH ASIA

The Sri Lanka attacks draw attention to the risk posed by militants apparently aligned with the Salafi-jihadist group

Syria conflict will reshape regional security order

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SYRIA

The civil war is turning in Assad's favour -- and its impact will be felt across the region and beyond

Iranian foreign policy will be internally divided

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IRAN

The military priorities of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps could undercut the foreign ministry’s soft diplomacy

Competition over Northern Syria could be explosive

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SYRIA

The United States is supporting the Kurds to attack Islamic State (IS) in Raqqa