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US efforts could only paper over the Gulf rift

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US/GULF STATES

A senior US administration official briefed in advance that the Saudi-Emirati rift with Qatar was to be “a key point of discussion”, with the possibility of a special session of…

Limited resources will check BRICS financial clout

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INTERNATIONAL

BRICS members seek to reduce the dominance of the US dollar in global trade; a less dollar-focused approach to development finance from the NDB is consistent with this. The BRICS…

Turkish rapprochement with West will be selective

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TURKEY

The ‘exploratory’ meeting is the first between the NATO partners since 2016. It follows months of sabre-rattling in the Eastern Mediterranean, and takes place against the…

Russia will show pragmatism in seeking Syria solution

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RUSSIA/SYRIA

Government forces have struggled to make headway in their offensive against the final rebel stronghold in the north-west. That campaign enjoys significant Russian support…

Russia pursues its own aims, not Iran's, in Syria

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RUSSIA/IRAN

Relations between Iran and Russia.

Cairo aims for greater regional clout

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EGYPT

The advent of a new US administration has presented Egypt with an opportunity to reaffirm its regional strategic importance, but also created new risks.

Sierra Leone’s anti-graft campaign faces obstacles

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SIERRE LEONE

The recently released Auditor General’s 2019 report was unable to account for almost seven times more than the amount the ACC has recovered since July 2018. Meanwhile, a deadline…

Turkey plans a short campaign against Syrian Kurds

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TURKEY/SYRIA

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had signalled strongly that an incursion against the Kurds, whom he regards as terrorists linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey…

Israeli neutrality on Russia will undermine US ties

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ISRAEL

Israel has been reluctant to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. To ward off international criticism, including from pro-Israeli US politicians, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett…

Russia seeks mediating but not dominant Libyan role

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RUSSIA/LIBYA

Moscow is increasingly involved in Libya in support of a dual ambition to be taken seriously as a regional power and an honest intermediary. As Turkey takes sides in the conflict…