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EU’s troubles will increase support for radical right

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EU

A combination of factors is driving the rise of the far right: perceptions that authoritarian-inclined elites are competent, the normalisation of authoritarian attitudes among the…

Paris climate summit aims to avoid Copenhagen mistakes

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INTERNATIONAL

Climate policy will be of high international attention in the lead up to the UN's climate change summit in Paris in December (COP 21). The political and economic climate makes it…

Lockdown-linked boost for leaders is unlikely to last

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The rise and fall in government popularity regarding COVID-19.

US Republicans will avoid health reforms pre-2020

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UNITED STATES

He will be joined by some of the other Democratic senators seeking the nomination.

Mexico’s vaccination plan faces significant challenges

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MEXICO

A national vaccination programme revealed on December 8 aims to cover 75% of over-16s within 18 months. Pfizer, whose vaccine is being administered, will supply 34.4 million doses…

Russian NGO sector will grow narrower and tamer

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RUSSIA

Russian NGOs operating in a constricted environment.

Latin America's post-COVID democratic pressures rise

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LATIN AMERICA

The latest survey suggests that, while the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn did not, at least initially, undermine support for democracy, the pressure of…

Conflict focus will worsen Libya's COVID-19 trajectory

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LIBYA

Long-standing weaknesses in governance and the public health system have left Libya unable to slow or prevent community transmission of COVID-19.

Controversies could fuel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

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INT

Scientists and governments are increasingly concerned that ‘vaccine hesitancy’, the situation of people delaying or refusing some or all vaccines, could reduce immunisation…

Vaccine passports will come before global standards

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INT

Such certification could help reopen economies and allow social freedoms enjoyed before the pandemic. Beyond the ethical questions that such documents pose, there is precedent for…