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'New normal' US diplomacy favours Naypyidaw

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MYANMAR/THAILAND/US

Bangkok and Washington are long-standing close partners, but the coup that installed the junta saw Washington recoil. Simultaneously, Myanmar, the recipient of much US…

Key document reveals China's 2022 policy priorities

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CHINA

The meeting itself is mostly theatre, but the government's 'Work Report' presented there offers insight into an opaque policy system. With China largely closed to the world, this…

Crisis becomes the 'new normal' in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Absent a coherent domestic opposition and international response, the crisis situation in Venezuela is becoming ‘normalised’ following President Nicolas Maduro’s May re-election…

Cosmetic changes will not save Venezuelan economy

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s economic adjustment, announced on August 17 by President Nicolas Maduro, has met with international scepticism. There is little confidence that the redenomination of…

Venezuela drone attack highlights Maduro's frailties

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VENEZUELA

The president was unhurt; a linked explosion injured seven military officers. Maduro has blamed outgoing Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and right-wing opposition groups…

ASEAN institutional headwinds mean national answers

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ASEAN

Outlook for ASEAN's institutional development.

The Gambia's reform programme could prove elusive

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GAMBIA

The dismissals follow growing public criticism of the lack of urgency and policy direction of the new administration and came on the same day Barrow concluded a three-day retreat…

Referendum embeds semi-authoritarian rule in Thailand

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THAILAND

Although official results are due on August 10, the Election Commission has announced that, after a count of 94% of votes, both questions posed in the referendum -- on the draft…

Belize-Guatemala border tensions may benefit Morales

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BELIZE/GUATEMALA

Rising tensions on the Belize-Guatemala border.

Guinea’s constitutional crisis may escalate further

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GUINEA

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) coalition, a grouping of opposition parties and civil society groups, has vowed to continue protests until the…