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Tatarstan, a leading proponent of autonomy, is being targeted in a drive for centralisation and cultural/linguistic homogenisation aimed at consolidating a Russian-speaking state…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279023
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The authorities are clamping down on political parties seen as pro-Russian, although they took a month to do so. The invasion has focused the political class's attention on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268636
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The province's capital, Ramadi, fell to ISG on May 17 after the group launched a knock-out blow against embattled Iraqi Security Force (ISF) units. These units had been fighting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199789
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The National Coalition (NC), another Syrian opposition grouping, also condemned the plan as an effort to circumvent “the international desire for political transition”. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225525
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The ACI seems mainly to target China but could also apply trade sanctions on Western and other partners. It represents a significant development of trade policy to defend the EU's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268188
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This followed the approval of a white paper on Germany's security policy and the future of its armed forces on July 13. The fundamental suggestion of the white paper -- which sits…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213239
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Prospects for Dagestan.
Since the start of Russian airstrikes last September, the rebels have suffered their largest territorial loss to the regime in two years. The new counter-insurgent strategy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207350
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The reform cycle ends when incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan steps down in April 2018, and his successor assumes a more ceremonial role. The elections take place amid mounting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219946
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Prospects for US foreign policy to end-2016.