EU will ignore Azerbaijan’s repression of minority

A wave of arrests of ‘Islamic extremists’ appears to target regime critics among Azerbaijan’s Shia minority

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Afghan opposition faces protracted crisis

The Taliban government’s armed opponents appear too poorly resourced to mount a serious challenge to it

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The need for serious security sector reform is growing increasingly pressing amid escalating violence across the country

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Jakarta is keen to step up defence cooperation with Canberra but is uneasy about its plan for nuclear-powered submarines

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Al-Qaida in Yemen has maintained its campaign against the forces of the separatist Southern Transition Council

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Mauritania is often presented as a model for success in preventing jihadist insurgencies

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South Africa appears poised to be greylisted for underperformance on combating money laundering and terrorist financing

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Damascus is seeking to maximise its international leverage through aid negotiations

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The authorities are deciding how to respond to a major attack carried out by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban Movement

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The Supreme Court is facing increasing criticism for accentuating political divisions in the country

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