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Political divisions muted but not dead in Ukraine

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UKRAINE

The authorities are clamping down on political parties seen as pro-Russian, although they took a month to do so. The invasion has focused the political class's attention on…

Resurgent Russia pushes Nordic states towards West

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SCANDINAVIA

Outlook for Nordic-NATO defence cooperation.

Israeli-US leader ties will be functional but fraught

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ISRAEL/US

This also comes as indirect US nuclear talks with Iran resume in Vienna, despite concerted Israeli opposition. US President Joe Biden is in effect withdrawing the unconditional…

Ethiopia’s Tigray region faces divisions and dilemmas

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ETHIOPIA

This comes amid escalating turbulence in Tigray’s internal political dynamics, and worsening armed conflict between Amhara rebels and the federal army.

NATO accession plans would increase Baltic tensions

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FINLAND/SWEDEN

With public opinion shifting in favour, both countries are now seriously considering applying for formal membership of the alliance. Their decisions will have important…

Split Bulgarian parliament would suit ambitious Radev

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BULGARIA

It is the fourth election since April 2021. President Rumen Radev -- the real power behind Prime Minister Galab Donev's caretaker government -- is widely suspected of wishing to…

EU defence ambitions face constraints

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EU

Their objectives are to enhance EU cooperation and self-sufficiency in the areas of arms production and procurement, in order to make the EU more resilient in defence and enhance…

Next EU parliament will likely be more right-wing

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EU

EU-wide trends are overshadowing national political dynamics. Identity and Democracy (ID) and the European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) groups are benefiting from voter…

US War Powers review may hike foreign policy tensions

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US

Three of the four existing AUMFs can be repealed with little objection but the fourth, passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks and still used as a blanket authorisation for…

Austria will be slow to change neutrality stance

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AUSTRIA

Such investment will be spread across key areas including aviation, cyber and ground warfare. Increased defence spending does not point to changes on Austria's policy of…