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Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 May 2017

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…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 January 2019

Russia is contending with the West for influence in Serbia, a candidate for EU membership. For Belgrade, integration with the EU is economically advantageous but like several…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 June 2018

The Saudi-led economic boycott imposed against Qatar from June 2017 was accompanied by the encouragement of opposition figures within the ruling family; 30 years ago this might…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 May 2017

The EP vote could in theory lead to sanctions under Article 7 of the EU Treaty (TEU). An 'illiberal state' has emerged in Hungary since 2010, profoundly and durably modifying the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 June 2017

Police know the attackers' identities but are controlling the release of such details until it is time to seek cooperation from the wider public.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 8 April 2024

The PD has started healing some of the rifts that have divided it for nearly three years. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party (PS) is favourite to win…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 October 2021

The move is part of a trade offensive by President Luis Lacalle Pou, who has instructed the foreign ministry to explore possible FTAs with other countries as well. In a region…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 3 December 2021

Official spending on defence and security for 2022 is up by about 22% year-on-year. This does not include extrabudgetary resources which are kept secret even from lawmakers. The…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 July 2023

The election of Rinkevics, who has been Latvia’s foreign minister since 2011, indicates that there will be continuity in setting foreign policy, in which an activist president can…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 July 2020

Of the four candidates left standing against Lukashenka, only Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya is making efforts to build support.

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