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Sudan’s military may play politics with peace talks

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SUDAN

With at least 10,000 fighters under its command across the ‘Two Areas’ (South Kordofan and Blue Nile), a deal with SPLM-N/al-Hilu is seen as critical for consolidating Sudan’s…

Nepal’s new ruling coalition will be unstable

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NEPAL

His Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) now has fewer governing partners. The reconfiguration included cutting ties with Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress, the largest…

Protest movement presents a growing challenge in Nepal

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NEPAL

The campaign is led by politician-turned-businessman Durga Prasai, who increasingly rails against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’). Prasai insists that it will…

Hagia Sofia decision will deepen Turkey’s estrangement

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TURKEY

After 86 years, the 6th-century Byzantine basilica, a world-famous museum, has been restored for full use by Sunni Muslim worshippers. Although tourists may still have access…

Another Turkish military coup cannot be ruled out

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TURKEY

They had lost an appeal against life sentences handed down in 2018, but suspended on appeal, for ousting Turkey’s first Islamist-led government. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

Islamist influence will grow in Bangladesh

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BANGLADESH

The government promised severe action against the perpetrators, many of whom support hard-line Islamist parties and pressure groups. Although the attacks attracted widespread…

Islam will play growing political role in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

However, although the relationship between Islam and politics in the Sahel is changing, its prospects reflect local and national environments. The growing and multidirectional…

Modi's stance on religious violence faces major tests

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INDIA

Outlook for communal politics and conflict.

Turkey will be less secularist after Erdogan

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TURKEY

Erdogan is the second head of government (after Necmettin Erbakan, 1996-97) to emerge from a specifically Islamist political movement. Under his leadership, Islam has become more…

The appeal of national populism in Europe will grow

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EUROPE

National populism in Europe.