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Ukraine war will speed Latvia’s ‘de-Russification’

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LATVIA

Latvia was among the first states to push for international sanctions on Russia, while the government provided Ukraine with military, humanitarian and economic aid. However, the…

Arab gripes pose challenges for Syrian Kurds’ control

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SYRIA

Kurdish-Arab tensions in north-east Syria

Partiality may hobble West as Macedonian crisis broker

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MACEDONIA

Macedonia's political impasse.

Ethiopia’s new cabinet embodies continuity, not change

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ETHIOPIA

However, the new government appears to be continuing the polices of the last administration, not least by opening its term with a new offensive targeting Tigrayan rebels.

Myanmar killing is likely to raise security risk

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MYANMAR

Religion and security in Myanmar.

Bosnia’s unresolved divisions will impede joining EU

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BOSNIA

The Council declared Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) a potential EU member in June 2003, but withheld candidate status until end-2022. The 1995 Dayton peace agreement reconstituted BiH…

Dinar ban will damage EU-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

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KOSOVO

A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…

Far-right party is reshuffling Dutch populism

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NETHERLANDS

Dutch right-wing populism.

New Iranian cabinet signals continuity, not reform

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IRAN

The president, who was re-elected in May for a second four-year term, on August 8 announced his new cabinet for parliamentary confirmation. Half the 18 ministers are holdovers…

Struggling Mideast states will call on Arab identity

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MIDDLE EAST

The League itself has long been a talking-shop with minimal influence, and Arabism has declined sharply in salience since its heights in the 1960s. Nonetheless, references to…