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Singapore opts for pro-innovation governance of AI

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SINGAPORE

To this end, the city-state wants to leverage its well-developed infrastructure, skilled talent pool and thriving technology ecosystem. Industry partners have welcomed the…

Global R&D policy will shift toward industrial needs

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for R&D policies across OECD countries.

Prospects for the eastern EU in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for the eastern EU in 2023.

Maldives presidential election raises violence risk

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MALDIVES

President Abdulla Yameen, who earlier this year arrested two Supreme Court judges while imposing a state of emergency, will be aiming to retain power. Yameen faces a challenge…

Far-right influence to grow in Romania and Bulgaria

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ROMANIA/BULGARIA

The far right is making gains in Romania and its neighbour Bulgaria. The rise of AUR and Bulgaria’s populist pro-Russian Revival (Vazrazhdane) party will bolster other extremist…

Biden will push rule of law in Central-Eastern Europe

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CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE/US

A more functional US-EU collaboration will have collateral effects on elite behaviour and agendas in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). The emphasis of the Biden administration's…

Russian opposition pauses to build energy for election

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RUSSIA

As Navalny shuttles between a prison cell and a courtroom, his team is having to adapt to life without its leader and to the challenge of converting generalised dissatisfaction…

Leading Kosovo politicians face war crimes indictments

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KOSOVO

Kosovo’s government has abandoned its attempt to block the work of a court set up to try former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) for war crimes. As a consequence, some…

EU is unlikely to change course on Russia sanctions

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EU

The sanctions, reviewed on a semi-annual basis, have now been extended until January 2018, despite speculation about divisions within the EU. This comes after the US Treasury…

Cuban 'opening' will be gradual and limited

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CUBA

Although the promise of Cuba's 'opening' has brought a rush of high-level US and European visits, change will be slow. Negotiations to restore diplomatic relations with…