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EU views of China are slowly converging

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EU

There has been growing convergence between EU member states over the perceived China threat, especially related to economic matters. However, at the same time, EU countries are…

US Intelligence Community faces growing Trump pressure

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UNITED STATES

That investigation is the root of Presidential Donald Trump's distrust of the Intelligence Community (IC), which comprises 17 agencies and provides vital support to executive…

Border will strain US-Mexican ties as elections near

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US/MEXICO

The meeting, held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, followed discussion of the same issues by numerous government officials at the bilateral…

Legislative elections will test El Salvador’s Bukele

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EL SALVADOR

The vote will be the first electoral test of President Nayib Bukele, after a tumultuous 18 months that has been characterised by ongoing security challenges and the COVID-19…

Politics may roil Seoul’s recovery and policy plans

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SOUTH KOREA

The opposition-controlled National Assembly finally passed the 2024 budget on December 21, 19 days after the legal deadline. December also saw a rolling reshuffle which replaced…

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter.

Somali security and governance top president’s agenda

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SOMALIA

Farmajo won with a clear majority in the second round against the incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed by 184 votes to 97, with another former president taking the remaining…

Land complaints could test Myanmar government

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MYANMAR

Land controversies in Myanmar.

Congo’s electoral reform process will pose challenges

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CONGO-KINSHASA

After three successive electoral cycles (2006, 2011 and 2018) of decreasing legitimacy, one of the most sensitive issues on the new government’s agenda is electoral reform.

New Myanmar government faces tough policy tests

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MYANMAR

This follows the National League for Democracy (NLD) winning an absolute Union parliament majority, meaning it can form the next government alone and elect the next Union…