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Exit of Russian troops signals shift away from Armenia

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

The visit followed Moscow’s decision to pull out its last remaining troops from Nagorno-Karabakh before the expiration of their peacekeeping mandate. This reflects the Kremlin’s…

Arbitration row may hurt Zagreb more than Ljubljana

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SLOVENIA/CROATIA

The arbitration concerens the two countries' borders, most notably in the Bay of Piran. Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic claimed the process had been 'contaminated' by…

US exit from Afghanistan could hold valuable lessons

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UNITED STATES

The final departure of US troops from Kabul in August 2021 has become a point of political contention that will feature during next year’s election campaign. Republicans blame…

UN Palestinian agency will turn page on ethics scandal

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PALESTINIANS

Fallout from UNRWA ethics scandal

Prospects for Afghanistan to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Prospects for Afghanistan to end-2020.

Developing world will push for climate action at COP23

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INT/UN

Much of the formal agenda consists of work of a technical nature to develop rules and procedures to implement the Paris Agreement. However, Fiji, the first island state to serve…

Syrian-Turkish normalisation efforts could pick up

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SYRIA/TURKEY

Previous efforts to achieve detente have faltered because of the sheer complexity of the issues at stake: 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Ankara's military presence in…

Misusing historical analogies limits US policy options

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US

The Vietnam analogy implies that President Joe Biden’s decision to leave Afghanistan will have deeply negative consequences for the United States. However, Afghanistan is not…

Peacekeeper withdrawal advances Abe's defence agenda

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JAPAN

Japan's participation in UN peacekeeping operations.

Uncertainty around UK Brexit legislation will be high

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UNITED KINGDOM

The UK government’s path to March 29, 2019, when the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU, could be blocked by parliament. There is the headline legislative work of passing any…