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Saudi instability risk will rise if reforms fail

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SAUDI ARABIA

The kingdom's eroding public finances raise questions over its long-term resilience

The Saudi government will encourage female employment

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SAUDI ARABIA

Women’s labour force participation is helping expand the private sector’s contribution to the economy

Israel’s Gaza war aims will founder on contradictions

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ISRAEL

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is playing a short-term tactical game, at home and abroad

Succession crisis risk is rising in the Middle East

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MIDDLE EAST

The nature of the region's governments makes them highly vulnerable to crisis during power handovers

Unstable Tokyo and Seoul could harm regional security

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JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA

The Japanese and South Korean governments are grappling with declining approval ratings ahead of key elections in 2024

Taxing capital over income and spending needs momentum

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INT

Wealth is more unequal than income; tackling property prices and tax is more crucial for some nations than others

Wealth shifts across ages will exacerbate inequalities

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INT

Huge wealth transfers from those currently over 60 to the under-60s in the coming decades will have broad implications

Ethiopia faces risk of destabilising Amhara insurgency

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ETHIOPIA

With the war in Tigray still not fully resolved, another war threatens to erupt around Amhara region

Incumbent has key edge in race for Thai premiership

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THAILAND

Parties are gearing up for the May 14 general election

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