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Post-republic Barbados election boosts Mottley for now

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BARBADOS

Barbados has recently been a focal point of international attention because of its decision to become the world’s newest republic. On November 30, 2021, Queen Elizabeth II was…

Scottish government launches fresh independence push

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UNITED KINGDOM

Scottish independence drive.

Nazarbayev's re-election will boost Kazakh 'siloviki'

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KAZAKHSTAN

Three candidates competed for the country's supreme political office in the election on April 26. Unsurprisingly, Nazarbayev (74) won by a landslide, obtaining 97.7% of the total…

Bosnian Serbs are moving closer to exiting BiH

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BOSNIA

Dodik’s law would transfer responsibility for elections in RS from the Central Electoral Commission to its RS equivalent, severing the RS political system from BiH and enabling…

China cannot disrupt Singapore-Taiwan military ties

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SINGAPORE/TAIWAN

Singapore has close political and economic ties with both Taiwan and China, despite its 'One China' policy. It also has a strong partnership with the United States, which views…

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2016.

Disparate new Montenegrin government looks fragile

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MONTENEGRO

Decades of one-party rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) ended at the August 30 elections, which delivered a stinging rebuke to veteran strongman Milo Djukanovic…

New president will have hard time reforming Montenegro

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MONTENEGRO

Djukanovic has governed as either prime minister or president since 1991, overseeing its 2006 independence, the start of EU membership talks and the 2017 accession to NATO…

EU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions

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EASTERN EUROPE

The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…

Peru's Vizcarra faces grave challenges in final year

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PERU

It was his last such speech, as Peru is entering an election year and has single-term presidencies. Having recently reshuffled his cabinet, Vizcarra is seeking closer relations…