Israeli-US leader ties will be functional but fraught

Israel's relationship with the new US administration faces a double challenge

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China-US maritime conflict would do global damage

China’s activities in the South China Sea do not threaten shipping, but increase the risk of a war that will

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Increased urgency by the president over worsening insecurity has done little to improve deteriorating crises

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Recent tensions threaten Turkey’s delicately balanced relationship with Russia

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assumed special powers to deal with the escalating COVID-19 crisis

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RENAMO’s splinter group is an ongoing problem for its mother party and the central government

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Formerly supportive Polish-Baltic relations with Belarus have shifted since Minsk’s repression of pro-democracy protests

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Seoul's defence budget has risen fast in the last few years as threats from its neighbours grow

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A bout of unusually fierce fighting has brought a new commitment to resolving disputes, but only with top-down solutions

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The military council that took over after President Idriss Deby's death is entrenching itself despite ongoing protests

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