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1 – 10 of 24Ukraine had been a significant grain exporter, much of it to poor countries, accounting for about 10% of world trade. The invasion stopped that. In July 2022, Turkey and the UN…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280736
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SYRIA: Rising food prices will increase hunger
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES280788
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The disaster that has left over 40,000 people dead in south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria has given Assad an opportunity to bolster his position through deeper political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276106
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VENEZUELA: Rising out-migration brings wider risks
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273437
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ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ plan to ease the fallout from the 2021 coup shows no signs of making progress, and Cambodia -- the group’s 2022 chair -- has stopped advocating…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273165
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The arrest and conviction of Jalali, a medical doctor and researcher, raised accusations from Western states that Tehran detains foreign nationals as 'hostages' to apply political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270833
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US President Joe Biden’s administration is under mounting international and domestic pressure to reverse the decision by the outgoing Trump administration to suspend Venezuela’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260505
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VENEZUELA: Politics could scupper humanitarian aid
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252864
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The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the tripoint of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar -- has long been a hub for production of illicit drugs. The area is rife with drug cartels.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263576
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The Taliban government has allowed UN agencies to start paying salaries directly to teachers and healthcare workers. It initially stalled on this, but has now conceded for fear of…