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'New normal' US diplomacy favours Naypyidaw

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MYANMAR/THAILAND/US

Bangkok and Washington are long-standing close partners, but the coup that installed the junta saw Washington recoil. Simultaneously, Myanmar, the recipient of much US…

Disarray will cloud start of EU-UK Brexit talks

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EU/UK

The process has been plunged into further uncertainty by the outcome of the June 8 UK general election, which has sparked renewed debate about what kind of Brexit the United…

UK-Irish border issue will not be resolved quickly

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IRELAND/UK

The controversial celebration of King William III's victory against the Irish at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 is a stark reminder of the divisions that still exist in Northern…

Prospects for North Africa in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for North Africa in 2019.

London may favour liberal post-Brexit migration policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

While the UK government has recognised that a 'standstill' transition period after Brexit will require continued acceptance of the EU's free movement rules, it has not yet…

Myanmar's ethnic troubles will pose security threats

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MYANMAR

Ethnic relations, politics and security in Myanmar.

New UK immigration plans will favour non-EU migrants

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK immigration plans.

EU green ambitions are strongly reflected in budget

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EU

Overall, some 30% of the budget will involve climate-related spending. One of the key reforms concerns the EU’s own resources mechanism to finance spending, with plans to…

Next EU parliament will likely be more right-wing

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EU

EU-wide trends are overshadowing national political dynamics. Identity and Democracy (ID) and the European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) groups are benefiting from voter…

EU’s Visegrad Four will not continue in current format

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EU

Poland may have resolved its rule-of-law dispute with the EU, whereas part of Hungary’s ‘cohesion’ funds are frozen. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven a wedge between Poland…