Stresses will build in Balkans despite stable veneer

A growing crisis sparked by the opposition's threat to boycott elections is bringing Serbia into the regional spotlight

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Luck and opportunity advance Russian aims in Syria

A Russian-Turkish deal helps shield the Syrian Kurds from attack, and brings Damascus's rule up to the northern border

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The upcoming ASEAN Summit and East Asia Summit will focus heavily on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

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Financial markets view a no-deal Brexit as a remote possibility, but markets are underpricing significant risks

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After premature comments by a Russian legislator, Uzbekistan admits it is considering joining a Moscow-led economic bloc

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Brexit is already influencing politics and public opinion in some of the EU’s most-exposed members

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Albania’s EU integration is delayed again, judicial reform proceeds slowly and parliament lacks a genuine opposition

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The United Kingdom is looking to its relations with South Asia to help build its post-Brexit international profile

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As a deadline to form a new unity government looms, one of the key unresolved issues is the question of state governance

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A new report has highlighted the threats posed by climate change to ocean life and humans

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