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Incumbent's win spells policy stability in Ivory Coast

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IVORY COAST

However, official figures also report that turnout dropped significantly to 54.63%, compared with a reported 80.0% in the 2010 election. The substantial minority that did not take…

Gaza Palestinians face crisis at best; war at worst

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PALESTINIANS

Hospital staff have not been paid for five months, reflecting rising economic constraints in Gaza, which is controlled by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. An October 2017…

Appeal may reject UN tribunal's Yugoslav acquittal

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UN/BALKANS

The verdict runs counter to 20 years of jurisprudence and history at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). It undermines the idea of using…

Wary Gulf states will struggle for consensus on Iran

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GULF STATES/IRAN

European-backed negotiations in Vienna to bring the United States and Iran back into compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal have changed the…

Libya's partisan media skew perceptions

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LIBYA

Libya's media landscape.

Croatian-Serbian tensions are unlikely to calm soon

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CROATIA-SERBIA

Recent incidents inflaming relations between Croatia and Serbia.

Norms can undermine Middle East and Africa transitions

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MENA/ AFRICA

Transitions following a peace agreement are typically seen as major opportunities for democratisation and new constitution making, and sometimes for national dialogue…

The EU will encounter obstacles in the South Caucasus

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CAUCASUS

This follows years of the region being regarded as of peripheral interest to Brussels. Nonetheless, relations have not always been smooth.

Egyptian-Iranian ties are heading for an upgrade

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EGYPT/IRAN

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, on December 23, the first phone call between the two leaders. Egypt’s contacts with Iran…

Sexual violence intensifies Middle East extremism

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MIDDLE EAST

Sexual violence in Middle East conflicts.