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Parties will compete for undecided Georgian voters

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GEORGIA

The party has been in disarray since late May, after its founder Mikheil Saakashvili gave up his Georgian citizenship to become governor of Ukraine's Odesa province, and four…

Qatar will grow more assertive, but not hubristic

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QATAR

The withdrawal came with neither notice nor any obvious precipitating event, and is ultimately more a piece of political showmanship than a decision rooted in fiscal calculation…

China ties will strain Hungary’s EU and US relations

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HUNGARY

The government’s plan signals not only a new era in Hungarian-Chinese relations but also China’s more intensive presence within the EU. Heated debates within Hungary and the EU…

Prospects for Mexico to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects to end-2019.

New Slovak government will rely heavily on compromise

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SLOVAKIA

Smer-SD has agreed to form a coalition with three other parties -- the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet -- which passed the 5% threshold to enter parliament at…

US Xinjiang sanctions would prompt Chinese retaliation

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CHINA

'Re-education' camps in the Xinjiang region.

Europe's centre-left will recover unevenly

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EUROPE

This is part of a wider crisis of legitimacy among centre-left parties in Europe. In many cases, they have been outflanked by more radical alternatives on the left and right, and…

Prospects for the Belt and Road Initiative in 2019-23

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PROSPECTS 2019-23

Prospects for the Belt and Road Initiative in 2019-23.

Sanctions end aids Burundi but may entrench old flaws

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BURUNDI

This move, which was evidently coordinated and timed to coincide with President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s Brussels visit during the EU-African Union Summit, represents a major…

Progressive split poses 2019 risk for Canada’s Trudeau

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CANADA

Canada's federal political outlook.