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Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 December 2023

The theme it has chosen for its chairmanship is ‘enhancing connectivity and resilience’. The reference to ‘resilience’ is apt, as Laos is attempting to manage severe economic…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 7 November 2018

The result was anticipated, not least as the incumbent US president’s party almost always loses congressional seats in midterm elections. Yet this makes the 2018 polls no less…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 August 2016

This is consistent with elements of the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government's economic policy that was finally released on July 29, four months after the party went…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 May 2016

This follows Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD)-dominated legislature endorsing a new defence cooperation agreement with Russia on May 10.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 April 2017

Its fairness has been challenged by the opposition and international observers. Erdogan is nevertheless pressing ahead with consolidating his authority; in the coming months he…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 April 2018

Iraqi security forces took control of Kirkuk following a controversial independence referendum in September 2017. Since then, security in the area has deteriorated, with an…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 September 2020

In Amazonia, deforestation increased by 25% year-on-year in the first half of 2020. The situation has led large institutional investors, corporations and foreign governments to…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 August 2024

The corridor is considered strategic by the EU, but Mickoski suggested that funding for the project be reallocated instead to upgrading the north-south Corridor X, which connects…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 January 2019

The economic outlook for Iraq’s Kurdish region.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 January 2019

Since 2017, Trump has made waves in foreign and domestic policy, not least due to his preparedness seemingly to overturn the status quo on a whim. However, his administration is…

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