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New Indian online rules risk state overreach and abuse

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INDIA

The new rules follow a stand-off between Twitter and the central government last month over some posts and accounts. The government has used this stand-off as an opportunity not…

Consumer rights ruling may erode public trust in Chile

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CHILE

Consumer rights issues.

China will keep treating private firms with disfavour

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CHINA

The NPC Standing Committee that same week expanded the State Secrets Law. Information clampdowns denting business confidence undermine efforts to boost the private sector and…

US sanctions will have limited impact on Balkan elites

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BALKANS/UNITED STATES

The US government has identified high-level corruption involving senior officials and politically connected tycoons as a key threat to Western Balkan stability. It sees the fight…

The EU will get tougher on Hungary and Poland

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EU/POLAND/HUNGARY

The EU has struggled for years to sanction Hungary and Poland; it was moved to act partly by the seriousness of recent developments, including in Poland's legal sphere. A new…

Russia's Telegram crackdown tests censorship limits

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RUSSIA

State telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor's attempt to block Telegram on behalf of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has largely failed, while the collateral damage done by shutting…

United Kingdom may rethink counterterrorism strategy

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UNITED KINGDOM

It was the first terrorist attack in London since the July 7, 2005 bombings, and the first attack subsequently claimed by Islamic State (IS) in the United Kingdom.

Erdogan will not back down in row over US pastor

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TURKEY/US

Although the Turkish-US alliance has had recurrent tensions and frictions during seven decades, it is experiencing troubles that might be terminal and could also undo the economic…

Fight is on to keep Romanian politicians accountable

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ROMANIA

Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea’s response that the protests are part of an attempted coup suggests he will not compromise. Within the new ruling coalition…

Security concerns prompt Russian tech diversification

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RUSSIA

However, it is only in the last few years that Moscow has pushed to diversify its technological base to protect Russian security against foreign cyber threats and to promote…