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Russia's Putin wants success without policy re-think

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RUSSIA

The Russian leader's strategy for self-preservation, transition and economic success.

US political battle over social media will grow

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UNITED STATES

The boycott is the most coordinated yet against Facebook over hate speech and misinformation on its platforms. Facebook and Twitter have become lightning rods for challenges to…

EU-Poland dispute will shift to one about sovereignty

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EU/POLAND

They gave no details. Grants and loans worth EUR35.4bn (USD36.1bn) are blocked over a row over divergent interpretations of the rule of law (RoL). EU flexibility in dealing with…

AMLO's courting of Mexico's US diaspora may fail

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MEXICO

Courting Mexican expatriates.

Next-generation Gulf monarchs will set new rules

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GULF STATES

This brings in different perspectives on issues such as economic diversification, social liberalism, Israel and the role of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

EU must compete with other powers for Balkan influence

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BALKANS/EU

EU's rivals in Western Balkans.

Ethiopia and Eritrea face complex path to peace

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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA

Isaias’s announcement follows Ethiopia’s June 5 offer to implement unconditionally the 2000 peace agreement that purportedly ended the 1998-2000 border war between them. Any…

Lagging Albanian reforms overshadow EU accession talks

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ALBANIA

The code would incorporate controversial constitutional amendments favouring the governing Socialist Party (PS). The slow pace of judicial reform has held back Albania’s EU…

Lack of reform will impede Kosovo’s EU bid

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KOSOVO

The EU and Kosovo signed a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) in 2015 but Kosovo has not taken the next step, of applying for membership, out of a well-founded fear of…

US WTO dissatisfaction will not abate soon

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UNITED STATES

This was because the United States, frustrated at what it perceives as the body's overreach, has been blocking the appointment of new judges. As a result, there are no longer…