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Cuba’s election outcome is open to interpretation

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CUBA

With three in four Cubans still casting a ballot, however, opposition calls for a boycott had limited effect. In Cuba’s one-party system, abstention is widely considered the only…

Kyrgyz corruption will become a key election issue

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KYRGYZSTAN

Corruption in Kyrgyzstan.

Political turbulence overshadows economy in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The turbulent political outlook.

Jordanian stability will outface economic challenges

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JORDAN

Activists had threatened more protests if progress were not achieved by that deadline. There have been no reforms as yet and a new draft income-tax law offered for public…

Continued Algeria protests may trigger deeper conflict

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ALGERIA

The move came after hundreds of thousands of protestors demonstrated across the country for three weeks against Bouteflika’s intention to run for re-election despite his poor…

Tribes will play politics in Middle East monarchies

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MIDDLE EAST

Tribe-state relations have experienced various levels of tension and cooperation in the monarchies of the Middle East and North Africa: Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman…

Russian truckers' protest portends social angst

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RUSSIA

While Putin may have succeeded in saving Syria's president and continues to destabilise Ukraine, he is facing a domestic challenge from Russia's truck drivers. They have rallied…

Middle East regimes will survive lasting instability

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MIDDLE EAST

Regime resilience in the Middle East.

Gulf monarchies may update power structures

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GULF STATES

Succession in Gulf Arab states.

Maghreb leaders face a growing challenge from unions

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NORTH AFRICA

Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ouster in April, the military-dominated interim authorities have sought to shore up their own position, including by managing the…