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Argentina defence reform is "less than meets the eye"

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ARGENTINA

On July 23, President Mauricio Macri and Defence Minister Oscar Aguad published Decree 683, permitting the deployment of the armed forces in internal security. They further…

Saudi crown prince may move against his detractors

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SAUDI ARABIA

The scandal over Khashoggi’s death has been a profound embarrassment to the government, which has belatedly acknowledged that senior officials were implicated. However, there is…

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

US emergency powers will see deeper debate

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UNITED STATES

Democrats and Republicans have not yet agreed a way out of the impasse over building a US-Mexico border wall that caused the shutdown. President Donald Trump has suggested using…

Party cronies take control of Hungary’s universities

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HUNGARY

The Orban government, under the slogan of increased efficiency, has established 34 public-interest trust foundations and outsourced almost the whole of the higher education sector…

Romania’s political renewal is still unlikely

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ROMANIA

The PNL is on the verge of replacing the former communist Social Democratic Party (PSD) in office. The change is more apparent than real. Both wish to lower expectations and…

South Africa faces structural reforms commitment tests

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SOUTH AFRICA

That is well above the less than 1% average growth rate over the past eight years but little more than half the IMF’s forecast for global recovery, reflecting South Africa’s…

Next-generation Gulf monarchs will set new rules

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GULF STATES

This brings in different perspectives on issues such as economic diversification, social liberalism, Israel and the role of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Power and reform woes will slow South Africa’s growth

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s escalating power crisis has slashed its growth prospects, with the government making only slow progress on promised reforms and the president declaring a state of…

Prospects for Mexico in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for Mexico in 2023.