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Turkey’s president will eye Istanbul battle

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TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is determined to win the city back from the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). With a population of over 16 million, Istanbul accounts for…

Inflation and inequality to pressure Cuban government

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CUBA

Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…

Anti-virus measures will hurt Greek economic revival

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GREECE

In Greece, a country of 10 million people, 114 patients are in intensive care for COVID-19, of whom 35 are breathing through tubes (‘intubated’). The vulnerability of the…

East Timor may take years to get full ASEAN membership

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EAST TIMOR

East Timor was concomitantly given observer status and allowed to participate in all the group’s meetings. The ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) will finalise an “objective…

Geopolitical rivalry leaves Europe with less influence

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EU

Global order and institutions have been undermined by the hostile assertiveness of the United States, China, Russia and Turkey; COVID-19 has strengthened the trend. This leaves…

Russian regions' financing problems will grow

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RUSSIA

Russian regional finances.

Summit of the Americas highlights division not unity

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LATIN AMERICA/US

With several Latin American leaders absent, the symbolism of the summit as an expression of hemispheric unity was markedly absent. The main declaration, on migration, reflected…

COVID responses will impact Canada provincial politics

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CANADA

Although the pandemic is beginning to recede in much of Canada, the federal and provincial governments are preparing for the onset of winter and its likely impact on case counts…

Summer of crisis will drive Cuban migration

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CUBA

However, while US policies are a pull-factor for migrants, recent domestic problems also provide powerful reasons to leave Cuba, which has fallen into the worst economic crisis…

Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict resolution may not work

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CENTRAL ASIA

From April 28, skirmishes between civilians on either side rapidly escalated into heavy exchanges of fire between the two countries' militaries. Occasional clashes occur on this…