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Somalia's political transition risks destabilisation

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SOMALIA

Outlook for upcoming elections.

UK parties have little room for migrant policy change

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UK

Although most of this reflects refugee flows and rising student numbers, migration for work has also been high. This has increased the size of the labour force, boosting GDP and…

US peace plan will disrupt Israel-Hamas truce push

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

That comes as Hamas yesterday called on Palestinians to step up their confrontations with Israel in response to the killing of a Palestinian teenager in clashes with Israeli…

New Somali cabinet faces tough agenda pre-2016 polls

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SOMALIA

The prime minister withdrew his first cabinet, proposed in early January, after opposition to the inclusion of figures from the outgoing government who were considered too closely…

US arms and nuclear pressure may force Iran reaction

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IRAN

The ban expires on October 18, under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal, from which Washington withdrew in 2018. If its extension efforts fail…

Long transition in Mali may endanger wider stability

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MALI

The new junta, the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), is promising elections within a "reasonable time" and a return to civilian control, but has not…

NAFTA talks will raise Mexican labour reform pressure

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MEXICO

Mexico's trade unions.

Iraqi 2021 polls may help Sadrists but hurt austerity

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IRAQ

This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…

Middle East refugee return would destabilise situation

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MIDDLE EAST

Regional host countries are increasingly calling for the voluntary or forced return of Syrian refugees at a time when Western countries are distracted by the flow of Ukrainian…

Migration to challenge Central American governments

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CENTRAL AMERICA

A caravan some 600-strong left San Pedro Sula on January 15, swelling to over 2,500 by the time it reached the Guatemala-Mexico border. Sporadic clashes took place over several…