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Japan is likely to win Australian submarine tender

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AUSTRALIA

The Soryu class is currently under consideration by Canberra as a replacement to the RAN's aging fleet of Collins-class submarines, in light of intensifying security challenges in…

Sudan peace pact narrows constitutional options

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SUDAN

In preparation for this, Sudan’s transitional authorities on October 18 incorporated the peace agreement’s provisions into the ‘Constitutional Declaration’, the provisional…

Central America elections pose risks of unrest

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Campaigning will be muted, as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will constrain public events. Government handling of the crisis will be a consideration for voters, alongside…

Malaysia’s Mahathir will champion Malay-Muslim causes

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MALAYSIA

Centrality of ethnicity and religion in Malaysian politics.

Iran will equivocate over money laundering

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IRAN

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body that works to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, has threatened to impose countermeasures on Iran in February…

Spanish vote boosts opposition’s national hopes

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SPAIN

The result was especially significant as it ended four decades of Socialist Party (PSOE) electoral dominance in Andalusia. Moreover, the PP’s absolute majority means it will not…

Rwanda-Uganda conflict may persist despite new talks

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RWANDA/UGANDA

The development followed a visit by Uganda’s Commander of Land Forces (and President Yoweri Museveni’s son) Muhoozi Kainerugaba, whose meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame…

Hong Kong will force through contentious policies

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HONG KONG

On June 10, Edward Leung, one of Hong Kong's more prominent independence activists, was sentenced to six years imprisonment for rioting. On June 14, the Legislative Council passed…

US Congress will leave Trump nuclear authority intact

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UNITED STATES

The standoff with North Korea has led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing on the president’s authority to order a nuclear first strike. This is the first such…

Israel’s new government will draw widespread criticism

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ISRAEL

Even before the government took power, it faced widespread criticism from many domestic figures including Israel’s president, attorney-general and military leaders, as well as…