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Far-right influence to grow in Romania and Bulgaria

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ROMANIA/BULGARIA

The far right is making gains in Romania and its neighbour Bulgaria. The rise of AUR and Bulgaria’s populist pro-Russian Revival (Vazrazhdane) party will bolster other extremist…

Prospects for Central Asia in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Central Asia in 2019.

New three-party Estonian government will defy critics

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ESTONIA

The stability of Estonia's new coalition.

Kazakh election will merely defer transition challenge

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KAZAKHSTAN

Tokayev is heading for victory in the June 9 presidential election with the backing of the ruling Nur Otan party and its leader Nazarbayev. A wave of protests has accompanied the…

Prospects for internet governance in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for internet governance in 2018.

Islamic State declares 'provinces' for PR purposes

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INTERNATIONAL

The evolution of Islamic State's 'provinces'.

Balkanisation of the internet will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

This intervention is an inevitable consequence of the maturing of the digital economy and the fact that countries have different regulatory preferences. China was the first to do…

Russian oppositionist in bold but doomed election bid

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RUSSIA

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's election bid.

Moldovan election may not bring Socialist government

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MOLDOVA

A range of parties, old and new, are battling for the attention of two broad electoral constituencies, one inclined towards Europe, and the other looking east to Russia. Moscow…

Islamic State's Central Asian growth stalled for now

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CENTRAL ASIA

Thousands of Central Asians travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for IS and other Islamist groups in 2014 and some are returning home. Despite attacks in Central Asia attributable…