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Integrating Pakistan’s tribal areas may reduce terror

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PAKISTAN

Proposed merger of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Islamabad may compromise with Pakistani Taliban

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PAKISTAN

The TTP, emboldened by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, has intensified its insurgency in recent weeks. The group was formed in 2007 in North Waziristan, at that time part of…

Talks will ease Kenya tensions but new upheavals loom

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KENYA

The Kenyatta-Odinga meeting was related to a visit by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. However, it appears to have been driven more by domestic politics and a desire to…

Modi’s party will struggle for momentum in state polls

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INDIA

The key battlegrounds in terms of rivalry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress party will be Madhya Pradesh, where…

Mauritanian president looks to entrench rule

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MAURITANIA

Implications of the proposal to abolish the Senate.

Intra-communal divisions will plague post-IS Iraq

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IRAQ

However, the successful fight against IS has not forged a new sense of unity among Iraq’s communities; instead, it has solidified some divides and created conditions for future…

Rising South African populism will divide parties

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SOUTH AFRICA

His comments come amid lingering concern over parliament’s endorsement last month of land expropriation without compensation. The contested policy was proposed by the leftist…

Islamabad is far from curbing Pakistani Taliban threat

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PAKISTAN

The TTP had stepped up attacks since August, emboldened by the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. In October, Pakistan initiated talks with some of the group’s peripheral…

Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum may not pass

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AUSTRALIA

The referendum must now be held by December. If the proposal succeeds, Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders will be recognised in Australia’s constitution for the first time…

Iraqi factions will seek territorial gains

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IRAQ

With IS in retreat, many Iraqis fear conflict, as controversial questions about territory and administration rise up the agenda. These disputes are more complex than the prevalent…