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Russia issue will complicate Indonesia’s G20 plans

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INDONESIA

The G20, under Indonesia’s presidency this year, is divided on whether Russia should be expelled from the group over its invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s ambassador to Indonesia said…

Many-sided opposition faces Kosovo election victor

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KOSOVO

The anti-establishment party took a resounding 47.9% of the vote, and will now form a government. The established parties performed poorly, the second-placed Democratic Party of…

Bulgaria’s supine media are unlikely to change

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BULGARIA

This ranking for the second year in a row caused consternation and furious debate among prominent Bulgarian journalists, but barely registered with the government in Sofia; the…

Internal contradictions will dog Bulgarian coalition

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BULGARIA

Claiming that 30-40% of advance payments for the much-delayed Hemus motorway had been transferred to the Citizens for Bulgaria’s European Development (GERB) party, Rashkov refused…

Cambodia’s Hun Sen faces resistance to succession plan

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CAMBODIA

He said Hun Manet would have to be elected to the post. The next general election is due in 2023. Hun Manet is currently deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces and part of…

Balkan emigration will go on without better governance

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BALKANS

The protests highlight the deep dissatisfaction that has led hundreds of thousands to leave Serbia and other Western Balkan countries over the past decade. Motives driving…

Central Europe's universities will fall further behind

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EUROPE

Higher education in Central-Eastern Europe.

Thai floods pose political and economic risks

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THAILAND

The political and economic consequences of flooding in Thailand.

Politicking could bring yet another Greek election

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GREECE

The left-right coalition that governed in January-August has been reconstituted with a reduced parliamentary majority. It is ostensibly committed to the reform programme…

Disparate new Montenegrin government looks fragile

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MONTENEGRO

Decades of one-party rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) ended at the August 30 elections, which delivered a stinging rebuke to veteran strongman Milo Djukanovic…