Common EU migration policy will be hard to achieve

Domestic politics will continue to take precedence over coordinated action to deal with the migration crisis

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Al-Qaida core could keep control of Syria’s Idlib

As Ankara, Moscow and Tehran plan a de-escalation zone in the north-west, other rebel factions are falling away

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The authorities routinely detain domestic dissidents but find it harder to respond to investigations conducted abroad

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Relations between Egypt and Hamas have warmed in the past months with potential benefits for both

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The South Asian neighbours have controversial approaches to the humanitarian crisis originating in Myanmar

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Efforts by the army to tackle Boko Haram are proving ineffective, as internal reform efforts stall

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The southern government’s hopes that a split among its foes might help it in the long civil war are dissipating

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Recent developments have seen an escalation in authoritarian actions by the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party

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The September 3 arrest of Kem Sokha could again throw the opposition leadership into disarray

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The Malaysian and Thai governments are cracking down on undocumented workers

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