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US media consumption will promote partisan gridlock

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UNITED STATES

Despite reports that nearly all the reviewed emails were duplicates already screened by the FBI, Republican candidate Donald Trump has condemned Comey's announcement as evidence…

Hungarian Fidesz illiberalism will defy EU criticism

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HUNGARY

The EP vote could in theory lead to sanctions under Article 7 of the EU Treaty (TEU). An 'illiberal state' has emerged in Hungary since 2010, profoundly and durably modifying the…

Anti-Semitism will persist despite EU’s efforts

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EU

The European Commission is pushing member states to acknowledge problems in dealing with a cross-national phenomenon, but has no say in building national education curricula. The…

Critical race theory will fuel US political divisions

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UNITED STATES

CRT has become a new line of division between Democrats and civil rights reformers, for whom it accurately describes embedded racism, and some Republicans who regard it as an…

Mali's northern goals may hurt relations with Algeria

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MALI

Dicko met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Algiers claimed the meetings with northern armed groups were part of a mediation effort regarding which Malian authorities…

Moscow's influence will lag West's in Balkans

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BALKANS/RUSSIA

The vicissitudes of Russian influence in the Balkans.

Kyrgyz elite pushed aside by nationalist adversaries

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KYRGYZSTAN

The detention is a success for new Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov, not as a strike against organised crime but as the possible removal of a powerful Jeenbekov-era figure. Japarov's…

Ethiopia anti-terrorism law will remain prone to abuse

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ETHIOPIA

Revision of Ethiopia's controversial anti-terrorism law.

Weaker AKP would reduce Turkish president's authority

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TURKEY

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should easily get the most votes, but it faces a likely setback and a dent in its authority. Weakening support from its voters and…

Macedonia's Gruevski may survive latest scandal

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MACEDONIA

Both had been in office since 2006, and Mijalkov was seen as indispensable for his control over the country. Along with Gruevski, both are heavily implicated in the wiretap…