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Crimea's main value to Moscow is as a naval base restoring dominance in the Black Sea and allowing sustained military action in Syria. The economy is heavily reliant on Moscow for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211576
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Russian government has clamped down on dissent while injecting large subsidies into Crimea since seizing the territory in 2014. The costs of this financial support have…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227556
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Prospects for Western Europe in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244519
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Before COVID-19 intervened, economic growth, rising wages, the development of high-tech sectors and Brexit were encouraging immigration. In 2019, 51% of immigrants were…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254803
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The decision follows weeks of unrest in the Ethiopian Somali National Regional State (ESNRS), capped by the August 6 resignation of regional President Abdi Mahmoud Omar ‘Iley’…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236781
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The emir in November 2019 ordered work to begin on long-delayed legislative polls for the Shura Council, requiring decisions on voting mechanisms and electoral districting. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254860
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Relations are recovering rapidly from three years of estrangement, though so far there is little economic substance to the friendlier atmospherics. Tajik Foreign Minister…