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Prospects for Syria to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for Syria to end-2018.

Russia makes contingency plans as Ukraine talks stall

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UKRAINE

As stalemate persists on the adjacent front line between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebels, Moscow's naval build-up in the Sea of Azov looks like a way of choking off…

Climate change could intensify Sahel conflicts

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SAHEL

It will increase rainfall variability and extreme events such as droughts and floods, as well as raising temperatures. These effects may trigger cascading risks to economic…

Islamic State finances can withstand oil losses

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SYRIA/IRAQ

The US-led coalition operating in Iraq and Syria has stepped up efforts to disrupt ISG's financial operations in recent months, primarily through the bombing of oil production…

Sudan conflict puts pressure on local governance

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SUDAN

Government institutions located in the capital, Khartoum, where major fighting persists, have been severely disrupted. Some have tried to relocate and re-establish themselves in…

Libya talks will go on regardless of Congress decision

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LIBYA

The first condition is to move the location of the talks from Geneva to Ghat. The second is that the other attendees recognise the Supreme Court ruling of November 2014, which…

Yemeni combatants' stances will block peace efforts

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YEMEN

He insisted the Saudi-led military coalition, which backs internationally recognised President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, must first end its blockade. Fighting has intensified in…

Russia's Syria deal cannot end Iran-Israel enmity

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RUSSIA/SYRIA

Russia has engineered an agreement that defuses immediate Iranian-Israeli tensions over southern Syria. Moscow benefits most, as it retains the ability to pursue its military and…

Syria will struggle to address acute energy shortages

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SYRIA

This is part of a wider energy crisis that is also evident in the long queues outside petrol stations and in the difficulty that bakeries face in securing fuel, on top of the…