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Prospects for East African politics to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

However, the political, economic and social reverberations look set to have a significant impact.

Policy must look beyond pay to raise living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

Elections have already given the public an opportunity to vent their anger about low wages and the scarcity of better job opportunities -- the former is prevalent among low-paid…

Prospects for the EU in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for the EU in 2023.

Aid is a blunt tool for promoting democracy

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INT

The move reflects the conventional wisdom that aid can influence the behaviour of recipient countries, promoting democratic values. However, such goals are undermined by multiple…

COVID-19 response may disrupt power balances in Iran

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IRAN

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), together with its Basij militia, has partly restored its reputation for effective action. At the same time, new local civil society…

Ghana’s Akufo-Addo faces economic diplomacy challenges

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GHANA

However, the success of Akufo-Addo's second term could depend in large part upon effective economic diplomacy with regional and international trade partners now the African…

Eastern Europe’s green transition will need more work

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EASTERN EUROPE

National efforts, EU-wide measures, warm weather and low Chinese demand helped them weather the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but partly at the expense of progress on…

CVE programmes in the Sahel face an uncertain future

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SAHEL

Countering violent extremism in the Sahel.