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Aid cuts would hit US influence

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UNITED STATES

On January 18, a Gallup study found that global approval of US leadership had fallen to 30%, a record low, down from 48% in 2016 and 1 percentage point behind China; Germany has…

Tusk may fail to appeal to a wider Polish electorate

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POLAND

Given his background and high media profile, the former premier and European Council president could emerge as the leading figure in Poland’s divided opposition. Opponents of the…

Jakarta polls to alter capital's political economy

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INDONESIA

Anies captured 58% of the vote, according to quick count results.

US Latino vote bloc will be increasingly important

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UNITED STATES

Democrats accuse the Republicans under President Donald Trump of adopting unduly harsh immigration policies and of pandering to race politics. Trump and the Republicans deny these…

PiS cannot count on winning Polish elections outright

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POLAND

The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…

Exclusion will alienate Central-East European young

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EUROPE

Central-Eastern Europe's younger generation: frustrated but not yet radical.

Crowded field will blur election outlook in Peru

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PERU

Campaigning is reaching a crescendo for the April 11 election. A crowded field of presidential candidates means that no one has yet emerged as clear front runner, and a second…

"Inclusion through consumption" may buoy Brazil's Lula

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BRAZIL

Poorer households' consumption rose markedly under the centre-left governments of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia (2003-10). Some argue this depoliticised the poor; the new…

Indonesia poll outcome will likely reassure investors

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INDONESIA

Challenger Prabowo Subianto declared himself president based on exit polling conducted by his own team. Initial results for the legislative poll indicate that parties currently…

Irish budget might not deliver government majority

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IRELAND

The budget is a 'post-austerity' one. The Fine Gael (FG)-Labour government aims to use it to sustain the recovery but also encourage a stronger 'feel-good factor', to boost its…