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Baku’s ties with the West will worsen

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AZERBAIJAN

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone with President Ilham Aliyev, to raise "points of concern" in "enduring" US relations with Azerbaijan, the State…

Engaging with Afghanistan will get harder for West

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AFGHANISTAN

This was a reference to criticism of Taliban rule by certain international players. While engagement between the emirate and the West remains limited, the Taliban are drawing…

Russia's need for China will not be reciprocal

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RUSSIA

Putin and Xi have already met at a June 23-24 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan.The size of Putin's delegation underscores the importance assigned to China…

Pragmatism will dictate US interests in Central Asia

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CENTRAL ASIA/US

US interest in Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, appears to be rising after several years of declining engagement. The two major Central Asian states…

Fragile Bosnia could shake Balkan region

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BALKANS

Part of the preparations for the summit was the ‘reflection forum’ in Trieste on June 26-27, which gathered representatives of international organisations, media and NGOs from…

Pakistan will reduce dependence on Saudi Arabia

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan has sought closer ties with Turkey and Iran. Meanwhile, Islamabad and Beijing are stepping up bilateral engagement, especially over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…

ASEAN will pursue incremental engagement in Myanmar

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MYANMAR

Myanmar’s junta for the first time accepted the invitation to have a ‘non-political’ representative at high-level ASEAN meetings, standing since its exclusion from such events…

Myanmar junta is at a crossroads

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MYANMAR

The military government has in recent months lost considerable territory to its battlefield opponents, including ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have long fought the…

Canadian domestic constraints will frustrate Beijing

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CANADA/CHINA

Bilateral ties between Canada and China under the Trudeau government.

Myanmar’s Rakhine rifts roil Modi’s ‘Act East’ policy

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INDIA/MYANMAR

India's response to violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State.