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Prospects for South-east Asia in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for South-east Asia in 2020.

ASEAN will not be Indonesia’s top priority in 2023

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INDONESIA

Its three main goals for the G20 this year were to build a resilient global health architecture, use digital technologies to transform society and drive the transition to clean…

Demographic shifts may not give US Democrats much help

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UNITED STATES

As Democrats consider the implications of this week’s election results, the idea that demographic change will limit Republican power in the longer term may offer less comfort than…

Jharkhand poll brings high risks for Indian leader

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INDIA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to retain power in the eastern state. The poll assumes greater significance in the light of surprise setbacks…

Trump Super Tuesday wins boost Democrats for 2016

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UNITED STATES

The Super Tuesday primaries allocate about 20% of the Democratic delegates and more than 25% of the Republican delegates for the presidential nomination contests. Solid wins on…

Myanmar will ignore West and push on towards new polls

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MYANMAR

The army detained Suu Kyi and other National League for Democracy (NLD) officials on February 1, claiming fraud in the November 8 general election in which the NLD increased its…

US South remains distinctive as divisions sharpen

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UNITED STATES

The US South, defined as the eleven states of the 19th-century Confederacy, was a Democratic stronghold for 100 years after the Civil War. Now, with some of the country’s heaviest…

Myanmar UN court case will be least of Suu Kyi’s woes

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MYANMAR

Problems facing State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

South Africa’s demographic shifts will alter politics

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SOUTH AFRICA

The results show a growing population, and significant demographic shifts within provinces, most notably in the economic powerhouses of Gauteng and Western Cape. However, the…

Washington will be flexible on its Myanmar sanctions

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MYANMAR/US

The Treasury Department soon after activated one provision of the EO by designating ten individuals in the Myanmar military and three military-linked companies for sanctions…