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Limits to Russia’s ties with Turkey will persist

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RUSSIA

Energy ties, already deep, have expanded since 2022 as part of a broader reorientation of Russian commerce away from the West. The similarly authoritarian leadership styles of…

Palermo failure will delay Libya’s transition process

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LIBYA

The summit reaffirmed the 2015 Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) and the UN’s Action Plan, with a revised timeline. It also affirmed efforts to unify public finances. However, few…

Doha disagreement delineates Saudi-Iranian rivalry

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INTERNATIONAL

Many producers, facing budgetary pressures because of low oil prices, support output restraint, but they need to act in concert. Russia and Saudi Arabia have offered a freeze…

Egyptian-Turkish relations will be antagonistic

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EGYPT/TURKEY

The recent focus of their rivalry has been on their competing maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean and their support for opposing sides in the Libyan civil war. Underlying…

Prospects for North Africa to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

North Africa prospects H2 2020.

Foreign powers jockey for position in Libya

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LIBYA

The outcomes of these meetings may indicate the dynamics of external states' future behaviour, which will shape domestic developments until elections are held on December 24.

Venezuelan isolation raises a range of grave risks

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VENEZUELA

The country has rowed back from a more activist global role since the death of President Hugo Chavez