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Expanding ASEAN sea trade could see piracy flare

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ASEAN

Maritime piracy in South-east Asia.

Erdogan provocation scores at home but not with Athens

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GREECE/TURKEY

The two nations have maintained a correct but tense relationship for nearly a century, only narrowly avoiding hostilities following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and…

Russian cybercrime treaty proposal favours autocracies

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INT

The move is part of a wider struggle among member states over the control of the internet and norms of responsible state behaviour in the cyber domain.

Sri Lanka will move slowly on further political change

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SRI LANKA

President Ranil Wickremesinghe was prime minister and acting leader when he announced the restrictions. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had days earlier resigned as president in the face of…

Normal politics will not return to Ukraine soon

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UKRAINE

The invasion has consolidated public opinion around President Volodymyr Zelensky and increased the power of the security apparatus, helping kickstart some reforms but also…

Arab youth opinion points to instability, reform risks

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MIDDLE EAST

Arab youth opinion.

Ecuador votes pose early test for Lasso in 2023

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ECUADOR

New mayors, prefects and local councils will be elected nationwide. A referendum will also be held to decide whether constitutional reforms proposed by President Guillermo Lasso…

Internal Israeli divisions could stall judicial reform

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ISRAEL

They cited their opposition not only to the current right-wing government’s ongoing judicial overhaul, seen as anti-democratic, but also to the West Bank “occupation”, mirroring a…

US strategy on Afghanistan may achieve its modest aims

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AFGHANISTAN/US

The new US strategy announced by President Donald Trump seeks to provide just enough military support to allow Afghan forces to hold the line against the Taliban and prevent…

Philippines's Duterte faces obstruction on key reforms

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PHILIPPINES

Duterte last month registered the highest midterm popularity rating of any Philippine president in the last 30 years. The president emerged from May's midterm elections with an…