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Saudi Arabia's foreign policy will avoid controversy

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia will use the summit to underline its regional leadership, with a foreign policy posture that has been increasingly less confrontational since 2020. This reflects the…

Venezuela's Maduro on the back foot as crisis mounts

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VENEZUELA

Pressure on Caracas has intensified over recent weeks, elevating expectations that President Nicolas Maduro will be forced to stand down well ahead of the December 2018…

Saudi-US ties are in flux

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia has assertively pursued its own interests vis-à-vis oil prices and Yemen and has refused to take sides in the Russia-Ukraine war. Over the last decade, Riyadh has…

Prospects for Iran to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects for Iran to end-2019.

Prospects for Iran in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Iran in 2019.

US to tread cautiously on security support to Nigeria

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NIGERIA/US

Nigeria-US military ties.

New Nigeria government faces tough economic decisions

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NIGERIA

Since Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party won the elections on March 31 with 54.5% of the vote, it has been at pains to dilute high popular expectations of its lofty…

Qatar faces difficult balancing act in ties with Iran

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QATAR

Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran threaten to derail Qatar's delicate geostrategic position as a small, albeit wealthy, fish in a big pond. Qatar has much to…

Russia will prioritise economic stability

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RUSSIA

The event typically serves as a barometer of economic confidence in Russia. Last year, few significant deals were announced, and foreign delegates were fewer in number than usual…

Gaza overspill is a possible risk to Balkan security

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BALKANS

After an incident in late September that left one Kosovar police officer and three Serbian gunmen dead, the dispute over Kosovo’s sovereignty has become more dangerous, prompting…