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Prospects for the EU to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for the EU to end-2016.

Defeat of Aleppo rebels will boost Syrian al-Qaida

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SYRIA

The encirclement of eastern Aleppo is the latest in a series of heavy blows to the rebel movement since Russian military intervention began in September 2015. What is left of the…

South Africa polls will fuel coalition questions

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, its leading competitors, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and radical populist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), have not clearly benefitted from its decline. Moreover, the…

Putin hovers between Russian and 'Eurasian' aims

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RUSSIA

Putin has alternated between this limited war aim and a desire for the total conquest of Ukraine. These seemingly incompatible aims stem from different nationalist traditions, one…

New Kenya cabinet signals election strategies

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KENYA

Kenya's political outlook.

Sanctions may sacrifice West's international leverage

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INTERNATIONAL

Five weeks after the invasion began, most non-Western states are steering a middle course. As shocks to the global economy from the war and sanctions unfold, most countries are…

Migration concerns will stifle African free movement

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AFRICA

Outlook for African free movement initiatives.

Russian government hopes to rein in regional debt

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RUSSIA

A growing number of regions face insolvency, threatening national financial stability and requiring immediate solutions from central government. Regional indebtedness has…

Gulf arms sector localisation may be slow and patchy

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GULF STATES

Some Gulf states have targeted the development of an indigenous arms industry as part of their economic diversification efforts.

China-Africa debt trap myth may obscure real dangers

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CHINA/AFRICA

Chinese lending to Africa.