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Lao rule of law unlikely to see gains in 2016

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LAOS

Rule of law, development and politics in Laos.

Israel will seek US recompense for Gulf jet sales

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ISRAEL

This includes 50 F-35 stealth jets, 18 MQ-9 Reaper drones and thousands of bombs and missiles. The deal was part of the September 15 Emirati-Israeli normalisation agreement and…

Fragile Bosnia could shake Balkan region

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BALKANS

Part of the preparations for the summit was the ‘reflection forum’ in Trieste on June 26-27, which gathered representatives of international organisations, media and NGOs from…

Sanctions end will buoy Sudan's domestic agenda

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SUDAN

Washington’s decision ends Khartoum’s uncertainty on the issue and marks a considerable shift in US policy towards Sudan. Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour cautiously…

Cuba will define Summit of the Americas success

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LATIN AMERICA/US

The highlight of the Seventh Summit of the Americas on April 10-11 was the historic, even warm, encounter between Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Their 80-minute meeting…

Entrepreneurs to drive developing nations’ investment

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INTERNATIONAL

Start-up ecosystems in developing countries.

Biden will stress regional economic development work

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UNITED STATES

With the economy a central issue for many voters, Biden is stressing his administration’s focus on place-based economic development (PBED), an approach to shaping the economic…

Stabilisation initiatives will falter in Iraq

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IRAQ

These operations follow the recapture of Tikrit, Sinjar, Ramadi and Fallujah from Islamic State group (ISG) in the past 18 months. Western countries backing the government and…

Syria reconstruction prospects may deteriorate further

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SYRIA

In fact, ten years after that conflict started, with President Bashar al-Assad still in control of two-thirds of the country, no foreign state shows any sign of making a major…

Ukrainian leader tries to limit corruption-case damage

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UKRAINE

Such scandals are nothing new in Ukraine but some allegations demanded urgent attention as they concerned harm to the war effort. Under pressure from media revelations, Zelensky…