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This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257969
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled President Nicolas Maduro to stabilise his domestic position. The government is leveraging humanitarian needs to bypass US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252910
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Economic growth in Central Asia has been strong since the COVID-19 pandemic. Shifts in trade and financial flows due to the war in Ukraine have boosted output. Rising investment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288939
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This was an immediate response to the US killing of Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, preceding today’s launch of ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases hosting US troops. Increased…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249854
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For Iran, this preparation involves implementing restrictions on its nuclear facilities, while for the EU and the United States this means adopting the necessary legislation to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206021
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EU sanctions from June 24 ban purchases of Belarusian petroleum products and potash fertilisers, though restrictions on the latter are partial. Together with Minsk's retaliatory…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262517
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The announcement was swift, near-identical retaliation for the US Ankara embassy’s suspension of visa services, after the arrest of a Turkish member of the US Istanbul consulate's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224969
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Iran’s increasingly skilled sanctions evasion (aided by less intense US enforcement) has made it the second-largest contributor to higher global oil output over the past year…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286770
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Impact of old and new sanctions on Russia's oil industry
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223689
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His government is in an impasse with the conservative parliament over the draft budget for the new fiscal year beginning on March 21. Rouhani needs the US sanctions to be lifted…