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Policy compromises will aid Democratic Party unity

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UNITED STATES

Clinton's nomination marks the end of the 2016 Democratic campaign. Her primary challenger, Senator Bernie Sanders, withheld his endorsement for some time, but has vocally…

Vidal will face tough challenges in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

A profile of Maria Eugenia Vidal.

Inequality boosts US white death rates

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UNITED STATES

Rising death rates for white US nationals.

Moldova buffeted by price, energy and security crises

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MOLDOVA

The government is already struggling to manage spiralling prices, the risk of reduced gas supplies and increased instability in the separatist Transnistria region. Protests over…

Burkina Faso’s Kabore will grapple with diverse crises

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BURKINA FASO

It retains the same prime minister and about half the previous members, but also features a notable addition -- former opposition leader Zephirin Diabre, who heads up a new…

Business may struggle to ease South Africa’s crises

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, sceptics still doubt whether essentially political problems can be adequately addressed by technocratic inputs alone, without broader reforms to the ANC, the government…

Morales faces challenges in Guatemala despite mandate

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GUATEMALA

In an election overshadowed by a major corruption scandal, Morales was able to exploit his status as a political outsider. However, this inexperience now poses challenges in…

Lithuanian conservative parties will win October vote

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LITHUANIA

Gitanas Nauseda won the second-round presidential election on May 26, 2019, by 67% to Ingrida Simonyte’s 33%. Both ran as independents; the opposition conservative Homeland…

Prospects for North Africa in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for North Africa in 2019.

South Africa will struggle to tame xenophobic violence

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SOUTH AFRICA

Some twelve people have now been killed in related unrest over the past week, principally in Gauteng province, with over 400 individuals arrested. Foreign-born Africans and their…