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Middle East sanctions will mostly misfire

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MIDDLE EAST

Trump-Biden policy differences over Iran sanctions highlight a much wider controversy

West African vulnerabilities may attract jihadists

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WEST AFRICA

Jihadist activity has grown in Burkina Faso and is spreading to coastal states

Shadow governance to deepen weak African state control

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AFRICA

The preponderance of weak states in sub-Saharan Africa provides ample scope for non-state actors to seize territory

Sympathisers feed Islamic State threat to West

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INTL

The Paris attacks will sharpen focus on the roles of sympathisers and returned foreign fighters in terror attacks

Foreign fighters could be decades-long global threat

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INT

Returning foreign fighters are often at the heart of jihadi recruitment and terror operations

Russians return to Turkish beaches, Germans stay away

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TURKEY

Turkey’s often spiky relations with other countries can affect its income from foreign tourism

A world of walls may also see a rise in interventions

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INT

Grandiose barrier-building plans are a new global fashion; the reality is more complicated

Algerian terror threat is waning despite regional woes

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ALGERIA

Figures issued by the military show a steady decline in terrorists killed or arrested over several years