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Kremlin will speed up assimilating non-Russian Tatars

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RUSSIA

Tatarstan, a leading proponent of autonomy, is being targeted in a drive for centralisation and cultural/linguistic homogenisation aimed at consolidating a Russian-speaking state…

US colleges are contending with greater union activism

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UNITED STATES

As well as experiencing political attacks on culture and speech issues, and growing public scepticism about rising tuition fees, managers at US universities must now contend with…

US colleges are under political and financial pressure

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UNITED STATES

The move by non-tenure-track faculty and post-doctoral researchers came two months after Claudine Gay resigned under pressure as the university’s president. The two developments…

Latvia's ruling coalition may go through a reshuffle

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LATVIA

The election of Rinkevics, who has been Latvia’s foreign minister since 2011, indicates that there will be continuity in setting foreign policy, in which an activist president can…

Tibet will have outsized impact on China's diplomacy

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CHINA

Tibet is of global significance on account of its political sensitivity and environmental concerns. Its strategic location, its role in supplying water in Asia and its impact on…

Brazil evangelical 'boom' will bring political change

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BRAZIL

Some projections indicate that this group could outnumber Catholics for the first time by the early 2030s. Since the late 1980s, evangelicals have become increasingly active in…

More US states to contest corporate diversity efforts

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UNITED STATES

Some 15 Republican states have passed or are considering legislation to ban or limit DEI programmes at institutions receiving state funding, including universities and colleges…

Prospects for United States politics to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

The first primary contests are due early next year. Both parties will focus on improving their 2024 electoral prospects, though at the state level there will be less Republican…

Japan will strengthen relations with Gulf states

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JAPAN

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar are major suppliers of oil and gas, and Japan needs to secure its future energy supplies, but Tokyo would like strategic…

Polls and by-elections will shape UK policy agenda

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UNITED KINGDOM

The election -- and how to salvage Conservative Party seats and maintain his own reputation -- will dominate policy considerations inside Sunak’s government for the rest of…