Battered Afghan Islamic State will struggle to regroup

Islamic State's 'Khorasan province' stronghold has been overrun, and the Taliban say the victory is theirs

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Poor Nigerian state finances portend political clashes

Subnational governments have sizeable fiscal challenges and limited funding options

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Tehran is escalating its nuclear deal breaches even as Paris continues trying to broker a deal with Washington

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There are stark disparities in quality of democracy between the continent’s sub-regions

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Delhi and the European bloc are attempting to strengthen various aspects of their bilateral relationship

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A gathering of heads of state in Paris served to reinvigorate peace talks rather than bring substantive results

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Mini-Schengen will run up against the same obstacles that have beset previous attempts at Balkans regional integration

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Ahead of upcoming elections, the government's reform agenda will be both calculated and conciliatory

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The United States' African Growth and Opportunity Act faces an increasingly uncertain future

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Climate finance has been boosted by the Green Climate Fund replenishment, but still falls far short of what is required

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