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Myanmar student protests will affect elections

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MYANMAR

The outlook for protests and civil society in Myanmar.

Chinese public will be wary of living with COVID-19

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CHINA

This comes after weeks of protests against enforcement of the policies and worsening economic data. The government did not prepare the public for the sudden policy transition…

Myanmar business reforms face military obstacles

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MYANMAR

Military business interests and economic reform in Myanmar.

Israel will balance new COVID-19 rules against growth

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ISRAEL

Although the number of new cases has exceeded previous peaks, serious cases have not grown proportionately. Despite earlier warnings, the capacity of the country’s hospitals has…

Canada protests over Indian Residential Schools expand

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CANADA

The discovery of the bodies of hundreds of children at Canada’s former Indian Residential Schools has unleashed a wave of anger and mourning across Canada’s growing Indigenous…

Protests could shift Albania towards authoritarianism

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ALBANIA

Student protests demanding fundamental reform have resumed with the new term and are spreading beyond Tirana to other groups, including -- worryingly for Prime Minister Edi Rama…

Canberra spends more to reduce Indigenous inequalities

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AUSTRALIA

The government admitted that earlier efforts to improve Indigenous livelihoods had been an “enormous failure”, with many goals set out in the Closing the Gap programme still…

US Democrats need to adjust campaign strategy

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UNITED STATES

The unexpected degree of Republican success in both states with campaigns that did not depend on former President Donald Trump has confirmed the optimism in the party about 2022…

China ties will strain Hungary’s EU and US relations

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HUNGARY

The government’s plan signals not only a new era in Hungarian-Chinese relations but also China’s more intensive presence within the EU. Heated debates within Hungary and the EU…

Third COVID wave calls for caution from Erdogan

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TURKEY

Throughout April, new cases have exceeded 40,000 per day. The surge, which followed the easing of containment measures in March, was the third and largest spike in COVID-19 cases…