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Islam will play growing political role in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

However, although the relationship between Islam and politics in the Sahel is changing, its prospects reflect local and national environments. The growing and multidirectional…

Russia will meddle in troubled Balkan waters

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BALKANS

Disturbances in the newest NATO member state stems from religious and political affiliation rather than any doctrinal split, pitting pro-Western Montenegrin nationalists and…

Armenian election will solidify revolutionary changes

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ARMENIA

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took a calculated risk by stepping down from the post in October. Parliament is still dominated by the formerly governing Republican Party, which…

Bangladesh’s opposition will look for sympathy vote

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BANGLADESH

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League (AL) is targeting a third consecutive term. It faces a challenge from the Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF), a recently formed opposition…

Pension plans carry high risks for France’s Macron

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FRANCE

Pension reform in France.

Russian regional polls seen as trial run for 2021

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RUSSIA

Protests in various regions are symptomatic of the gradual loss of legitimacy of President Vladimir Putin's administration and flaws in its reliance on technocratic governors…

Russian opposition will not forge winning coalition

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RUSSIA

Yabloko and Parnas are the two main democratic opposition parties. In January, they began discussions on a possible electoral coalition. Within days, talks had broken down amid…

Elections will weigh on Ivory Coast’s reform momentum

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IVORY COAST

Ivorian economic fragility.