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Middle East socioeconomic trajectories are negative

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MIDDLE EAST

Lower global oil prices contributing to new tensions in both oil-producing and oil-importing countries.

Arab gripes pose challenges for Syrian Kurds’ control

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SYRIA

Kurdish-Arab tensions in north-east Syria

Fresh scandals threaten peace progress in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

The move follows weeks of legal wrangling that saw him freed and immediately re-arrested in mid-May, and represents a blow for President Ivan Duque, who is adamant that Santrich…

Reforms will not ease Sri Lanka’s ethnic rifts

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka's constitutional reforms and ethnic divisions.

Sudan’s partial peace deal builds positive momentum

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SUDAN

The deal represents a significant milestone in both the peace process and the wider transition. However, it remains only a partial peace, given the absence of the main armed…

War may set back Yemen’s women for decades

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YEMEN

Prospects for Yemeni women.

Nepal’s coalitions could change markedly after polls

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NEPAL

Voters will elect lawmakers for parliament’s lower house, the House of Representatives, and the seven provincial assemblies. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress…

Future integrity of the United Kingdom is at risk

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UNITED KINGDOM

The Brexit process also has coincided with the rise of national over British identities in Scotland and Wales, as well as an increase in younger generations supporting…

Ethiopia’s new cabinet embodies continuity, not change

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ETHIOPIA

However, the new government appears to be continuing the polices of the last administration, not least by opening its term with a new offensive targeting Tigrayan rebels.

Ethiopia's national dialogue faces deep divisions

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ETHIOPIA

The process has so far been mired by delays, leadership issues, capacity concerns and, crucially, a lack of confidence among key stakeholders. These notably include Oromo…