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Gulf prime ministers’ roles will ensure the status quo

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GULF STATES

Prime ministers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are part of the ruling families. They often combine the role with that of crown prince or sovereign ministerial…

China’s elderly care sector will grow

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CHINA

The surging growth in the elderly population has increased care needs at a time when economic and social change has put more onus on the state to provide or support care. Although…

Regional policies will fail Central American migrants

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MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA

Mexico is becoming a buffer zone for thousands of US-bound Central American migrants.

Russian region's coercive stability faces new threats

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RUSSIA

Violent and peaceful opposition in Chechnya.

Spain’s ‘lost generation’ may alter political dynamics

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SPAIN

While the country has traditionally struggled to secure good working conditions for young people, the situation has become significantly worse since the 2008-09 financial crisis…

Gulf legislatures will fail to boost their authority

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GULF STATES

The functions, authorities and memberships of those bodies, however, vary widely. The development of each depended on the real or perceived threat of political opposition, the…

Senegal Sufi orders will avoid political endorsement

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SENEGAL

This reflects the crucial, albeit sometimes subtle, role that Sufi orders play in Senegalese politics and society.

Party leadership shift may promote Iraqi Kurdish unity

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IRAQ

Co-leader Lahur ‘Sheikh Jangi’ Talabani on July 19 formally handed over his powers to his cousin and co-leader Bafel Talabani, who had moved comprehensively against him during the…

West African chiefs will wield political influence

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WEST AFRICA

This caps years of rivalries over the kingdom’s succession in which families and political parties manoeuvred behind different candidates. Links between traditional authorities…

Syria’s Islamic State legacy problem could go critical

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SYRIA

It claimed to be avenging SDF treatment of detainees at Al-Hol camp, which holds thousands of women and children linked to IS. Ongoing security threats and regional dynamics are…