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Slovene premier's fall might end privatisation policy

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SLOVENIA

The challenge to Slovenia's privatisation programme.

Balloon episode boosts US National Defense Strategy

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US

The Biden administration’s delay in shooting down an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon has been criticised by Republicans. However, there is bipartisan agreement that the…

Fears of a Fico comeback in Slovakia may be overdone

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SLOVAKIA

The vote marked a defeat for the left-nationalist opposition parties, which wanted an earlier date in order to oust the government by mid-year. Although the fractious…

Turkey's army reform could turn into power grab

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TURKEY

The impact of the failed July coup on civilian-military relations.

Reconciliation slips out of Somali leaders’ grasp

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SOMALIA

The six-day summit, which concluded on May 11, was the first high-level meeting between FGS and FMS leaders in almost a year but ended without agreement -- prolonging a…

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…

Prospects for Pakistan in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…

US companies find political positions under scrutiny

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UNITED STATES

Election years always entail political risk for large US companies, but the polarising social and cultural issues likely to feature in the November midterms leave them more…

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…

EU integration could provide a way to sanction Hungary

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HUNGARY/EU

The EU treaty’s Article 7 may be invoked in response to concerns about the state of democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law in a member state. Yesterday's decision by…