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The elections, resulting in a fractured mandate and marred by allegations of rigging, have increased polarisation. Separately, Pakistan’s nine-month, roughly USD3bn Stand-By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285381
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, although output has grown, a tight labour market and persistent inflation have created new problems. The reorientation of trade away from Europe has resulted in a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285374
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The new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin of the Pheu Thai Party, has taken the additional role of finance minister, promising to implement key campaign promises regarding the…
New Vice-President Tareck El Aissami, currently governor of Aragua state, is a controversial appointment owing to allegations of complicity in drug and terrorism networks…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217127
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The Philippines and other South-east Asian countries are keen on adding nuclear to their energy mixes. Geopolitics is a key factor in their efforts to realise this ambition, with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278902
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Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265641
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Political and commercial normalisation and the opportunity of deepened energy and security relations will change the dynamics of Venezuela’s domestic political conflict to the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272134
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The Kurdish administration is seeking to maximise benefits from much-improved relations with US President Joe Biden, compared with his predecessor. However, economic pressures are…
Hadi Tjahjanto, former commander of the armed forces (TNI), replaces Sofyan Djalil as agrarian affairs and spatial planning minister and Zulkifli Hasan, chair of the National…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271019
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Just days earlier, the PTI and the ruling coalition held their latest round of talks aimed at resolving an impasse over dates for two provincial elections and the general…