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Sri Lankan Tamils’ push for reform may prompt violence

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka's stalling constitutional reforms and Tamil politics.

Ethiopia’s Amhara-Oromo unrest poses long-term problem

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ETHIOPIA

However, at the same time, relations between Amharas and Oromos -- the country’s two largest ethnic groups, whose leaders are central to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s domestic power…

Outlook for a Rakhine solution in Myanmar is poor

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MYANMAR

Another 20,000 were gathering near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border yesterday following Rohingya militia attacks on police and military installations. The situation in Rakhine State…

Georgia struggles to stay out of war in Ukraine

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GEORGIA/UKRAINE

The death of a Georgian national in Ukraine spurred controversy when the defence ministry put out an allegedly unauthorised statement blaming former President Mikheil Saakashvili…

India’s Naxalite threat is much reduced

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INDIA

Declining threat of India's Maoists.

Turkey-US relationship will become more transactional

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TURKEY/US

The Turkish government's crackdown on internal dissent, and its opposition to Kurdish groups at home and abroad have placed its NATO ally, the United States, in an awkward…

Unclear strategy may upend Ivorian opposition chances

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IVORY COAST

It remains unclear whether the main opposition candidate, former President Henri Konan Bedie (1993-99), will propose a boycott of the October 31 polls. Meanwhile, the state…

Pakistan’s Karachi may see small uptick in violence

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PAKISTAN

Violence risk in Karachi.

Afghan leader will cede minimum in power-sharing deal

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AFGHANISTAN

A new power-sharing deal in Afghanistan.

Macedonia's Gruevski may survive latest scandal

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MACEDONIA

Both had been in office since 2006, and Mijalkov was seen as indispensable for his control over the country. Along with Gruevski, both are heavily implicated in the wiretap…