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There is no easy solution to the German-ECB conflict

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EU/GERMANY

Germany-ECB tension.

South-east Asia is growing arms market for South Korea

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Except for Myanmar and Cambodia, which are subject to Western arms embargoes, the region is a buyer’s market. South Korea has become its largest supplier of arms. Meanwhile…

‘Groupthink’ will damage Turkish foreign policy

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TURKEY

Sanctions are triggered under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) by Turkey’s acquisition of two Russian S-400 air defence systems. Russia began…

Prospects for Afghanistan to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Prospects for Afghanistan to end-2020.

AMISOM’s Somalia withdrawal will be long and difficult

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SOMALIA

AMISOM withdrawal plans

EU-UK relations enter a decisive period

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EU/UK

The proposals are ambitious and bring both sides closer on some important issues, such as agrifood trade and customs paperwork. However, the proposals ignore UK demands to remove…

Turkey’s defence spend will rise despite economic woes

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TURKEY

Official spending on defence and security for 2022 is up by about 22% year-on-year. This does not include extrabudgetary resources which are kept secret even from lawmakers. The…

Price protests may not bring down Azerbaijani regime

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AZERBAIJAN

Authorities took too long to adjust the exchange-rate regime under pressure from falling oil prices, wasting resources that could have been used to shore up the banking sector…

Turkey may find its imported gas glut costly

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TURKEY

The apparent mismanagement of Turkish gas imports.

Prestige will make Russia's arms industry untouchable

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RUSSIA

Russia's arms industry.