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Young Russians are angry but not opposition-minded

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RUSSIA

Surveys suggest that young people's motives for demonstrating were not so much support for Navalny as a general statement of dissatisfaction with a state out of touch with their…

Balkan emigration will go on without better governance

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BALKANS

The protests highlight the deep dissatisfaction that has led hundreds of thousands to leave Serbia and other Western Balkan countries over the past decade. Motives driving…

Jokowi's skill will shape Indonesian anti-graft drive

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INDONESIA

Political attacks against Indonesia's anti-corruption body.

Factors encouraging Lithuanians to emigrate will fall

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LITHUANIA

Before COVID-19 intervened, economic growth, rising wages, the development of high-tech sectors and Brexit were encouraging immigration. In 2019, 51% of immigrants were…

Vaccine diplomacy will earn China friends and money

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CHINA

Beijing has promised to donate millions of doses to other countries and committed to selling hundreds of millions.

Lobbying could increase US populism

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UNITED STATES

The pro-gun lobby is one of the most influential in the United States and resists attempts to curtail Second Amendment (“right to … bear arms”) freedoms. At the heart of the…

Modi government will ride out Adani Group controversy

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INDIA

Gautam Adani, the conglomerate’s founder and chairman, strongly denies the allegations and says he welcomes the panel’s establishment, implying confidence that it will help clear…

Cyber threat intelligence is useful but has pitfalls

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INTERNATIONAL

Multiple actors seek to do harm online for a variety of reasons -- from financial to political motivations. This is creating a new industry: cyber threat intelligence (CTI).

US Democrats fear even a small impact from No Labels

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US

A No labels candidature, still in the developmental stage, would be the latest attempt to run a competitive candidate against the major parties in a presidential election. None of…

The Palestinian Authority faces existential threats

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PALESTINIANS

This followed the deaths of three Palestinians in an Israeli army incursion there on August 6, emphasising that the major two-day military assault on Jenin in early July failed to…