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Vote breakdown will shape Nigeria poll outcome

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NIGERIA

Scenarios for Nigeria's presidential and legislative elections.

Northern Irish economic gains are not guaranteed

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UNITED KINGDOM

Efforts to attract foreign investment to Northern Ireland have so far failed to bring about the desired results, owing to long-term issues that undermine investment, including low…

Fallow politics will impede Libyan talks

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LIBYA

They claim the reason is that the rival Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) and its supporters have continued military operations in the west of the country despite the…

China’s social credit system is less than it seems

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CHINA

China's social credit system.

Social Democrats look set to win Romanian elections

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ROMANIA

Romania has one of the highest levels of any EU state of dissatisfaction with the performance of its democracy. Yet in the upcoming elections, voters look likely to give a strong…

'Disaster diplomacy' to gather pace in South-east Asia

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ASEAN

The implications of diplomatic competition in South-east Asian humanitarian and disaster response activities.

Outlook for a Rakhine solution in Myanmar is poor

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MYANMAR

Another 20,000 were gathering near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border yesterday following Rohingya militia attacks on police and military installations. The situation in Rakhine State…

Politics will check scope of US retrenchment abroad

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UNITED STATES

President Barack Obama has drawn criticism from traditional US allies over a series of interviews with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic magazine entitled 'The Obama Doctrine', in…

Chilean government's pension 'win' will prove limited

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CHILE

However, its key provision -- an increase in the system’s defined contribution -- was rejected by the Lower House. The government will have to negotiate key parts of the bill…

Rule of law will undermine Italy’s growth potential

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ITALY

Relative to its peers, Italy ranks poorly on rule of law and institutional efficiency indices. Tackling those shortcomings could be crucial to maximising the economic benefit of…