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Biden will wield expert US foreign policy team

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UNITED STATES

If confirmed by the Senate, Austin will be the first African-American in that post. His selection is strongly supported by minority rights groups, partly because his military…

Prospects for US politics in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

At home, his administration will focus on economic revival and reform, and on COVID-19 public health measures. In foreign affairs, Biden’s team will focus on rebuilding US…

Next US president will confront nuclear disorder

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US/INT

As Barack Obama eyes the January 2017 presidential transition, Washington's decades-long goal of a stable global nuclear order appears to be under threat from multiple quarters…

Washington will increase security efforts in Balkans

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BALKANS

This follows the introduction of the Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act by a bipartisan group of US senators in early August. Washington is thus planning to increase its…

Aid cuts would hit US influence

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UNITED STATES

On January 18, a Gallup study found that global approval of US leadership had fallen to 30%, a record low, down from 48% in 2016 and 1 percentage point behind China; Germany has…

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…

Disjointed initiatives to hobble Libya peace progress

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LIBYA

International diplomacy over the Libyan conflict slowed this year. This was partly the result of Russian-US disagreement over selecting a new UN envoy, and the waning influence of…

EU and US neglect will encourage Bosnia’s nationalists

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BOSNIA

Bosnian Serb representatives are boycotting state institutions over the genocide law imposed by departing High Representative Valentin Inzko. Their leader, Milorad Dodik, is…

Court appeal will delay Bosnian government formation

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BOSNIA

Bosnia after elections.

US policy will threaten the Iran nuclear deal

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IRAN/US

Although the extension is not a formal violation, it reflects rising tensions over the July 2015 deal. The US presidential election victory of Donald Trump has raised questions…