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Kremlin will tighten control over information space

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RUSSIA

This has enabled the leadership to manage vulnerabilities ahead of a vote intended to legitimise President Vladimir Putin's continued rule. However, the authorities’ efforts to…

Pandemic triggers European rethink on supply chains

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EUROPE

Economic recovery.

Ghana's ruling party faces an uphill electoral battle

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GHANA

This will be Mahama’s fourth time as the NDC candidate, having also won the 2012 elections. The general election will be held in December 2024, with the newly elected president…

Ontario debt may trigger a political backlash in 2018

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CANADA

Ontario's public debt.

Inflation will test Uganda's opposition and government

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UGANDA

Inflation has been rising rapidly since April, driving widespread anxiety and further complicating an already tense political context following controversial elections last year.

Russia row will erode Czech trust in politicians

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The security services have revealed that Russia’s GRU military intelligence service was behind an explosion at an arms depot in Vrbetice in 2014, in which two Czechs died. The…

UN exit foreshadows worsening repression in Uganda

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UGANDA

The move has been criticised by activists, civil society and the political opposition, who say the government wants to evade scrutiny of its rights violations.

Germany’s coal power phase-out will be costly

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GERMANY

The German government is aiming to phase out coal-fired power stations by 2038 based on a compromise proposed by an expert commission in January.

Political contest heralds policy changes in Cambodia

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CAMBODIA

The outlook for Cambodia's 'culture of dialogue'.

Portugal is no longer immune from the far right

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PORTUGAL

Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega (Enough) party, finished third in Portugal’s presidential election in January with 12% of the vote. Most polls now suggest that it is…