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Anonymity will protect Turks' social media use

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TURKEY

Control of social media in Turkey.

Moscow will keep North Caucasus from Ukraine spillover

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RUSSIA

As the war in Ukraine could end in catastrophic failure, any spike in the intensity of social unrest in the North Caucasus would have perilous consequences for Russia’s power…

Risk of terror attack on Maldives resort is high

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MALDIVES

Political instability and militant threat in the Maldives.

Sao Tome’s government will further stifle dissent

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SAO TOME

Sao Tome political update.

Thai, Myanmar unrest fuel Asia’s first online alliance

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ASIA

The Alliance is particularly important to the resistance movement in Myanmar, where ongoing conflict has thrust the country into isolation. Opposition forces there favour the MTA…

German-Turkish tensions put Merkel under pressure

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GERMANY

Relations between Germany and Turkey have taken a turn for the worse since the attempted coup on July 15-16. Faced with a widening crackdown on the Turkish opposition, a spillover…

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF looks to bolster presidency further

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ZIMBABWE

Amid a broader government crackdown on critical voices, these amendments risk rolling back hard-won improvements in the bipartisan, negotiated 2013 Constitution, eroding the…

Erdogan’s attempt to cow academia will meet resistance

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TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a hand-picked outsider as Bogazici University’s rector has encountered student protests and the rector's total boycott by the…

Sudan coup attempt may reopen political faultlines

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SUDAN

Military and civilian leaders within the current power-sharing government have since accused each other of creating the conditions that prompted the coup, in an escalating…

Macedonian government's fall could end economic reform

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MACEDONIA

Macedonia's fractious politics.