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Regional governor dismissals centralise Russian power

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RUSSIA

The Kremlin faces a constant tension between controlling its 85 regional leaders and allowing them to govern

Non-financial risks may spur the next financial crisis

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INTERNATIONAL

Asking 13,000 business leaders their top risks to doing business shows that non-financial fears are rising in importance

'Social unrest' grows as Chinese economy slows

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CHINA

As strikes and job losses mount, the slowdown in China's economy may be less benign than its leaders admit

COVID-19 crisis complicates nations’ climate financing

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INT

Leaders will consider how to fund and reduce the costs of climate change with COVID-19 crisis costs still looming large

Constitutional changes may spur African unrest

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AFRICA

Recent attempts to alter constitutions have triggered unrest in sub-Saharan Africa, but that may not always be the case

Robots will be crucial to East Asia’s future

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EAST ASIA

East Asia’s major economies are the world leaders in robotics in several respects

Global cities to forge new climate governance system

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INT

City leaders are proving to be more receptive to ambitious carbon emission cuts than their national counterparts

Risk and Opportunities, 2018, Part 2

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INT

Political legitimacy of leaders will be the focus of many of 2018’s elections

Shadow governance to deepen weak African state control

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AFRICA

The preponderance of weak states in sub-Saharan Africa provides ample scope for non-state actors to seize territory

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