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On the back of his mercenaries’ success in Ukraine, he has used social media to berate the defence ministry, the general staff and Putin himself, albeit indirectly, as a doddery…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279603
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Outlook for communal politics and conflict.
The tax, to be used to fund COVID-19-related healthcare, will not raise the USD300bn envisaged but will have symbolic effect. More serious are congressional moves to cut the…
Shortcomings in economic management.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231850
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Despite his arrest, Magashule has flouted a ruling that party officials charged with criminal offences must stand down. A key ally of former President Jacob Zuma (2009-18), the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257690
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Demonstrations had started in mid-November, when the governor decided to confiscate vehicles that did not conform to regulations in an effort to crack down on criminality…
As top officials in Dagestan were arrested and charged with stealing state funds, Vasilyev dissolved the entire regional government. Investigators from Russia are now widening the…
This completes the handover of Armenian-held territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, in a deal signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The agreement amounts to a defeat…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257924
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Vasilyev said he was appointing a new chief prosecutor and high-court judges, as people were crying out for justice. Through him, Moscow is strengthening its direct control of…
Beyond the new health crisis, the new government faces multiple challenges that should make for a difficult term in office.