Xi's common prosperity uses old methods on new targets

Regulatory crackdowns and a speech by President Xi have prompted talk of a sharp turn against the market economy

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Egypt's tech pioneers aspire to a global role

Egypt’s tech sector is booming, in an economy in which informal, cash-based transactions have predominated

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The four Central European states lag behind the Baltic republics in developing approaches to widespread disinformation

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Prime Minister Suga's flagship digitisation agency launched this month

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Narcotics trafficking in north-eastern India is up

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The president's supporters rallied on Independence Day to back an agenda increasingly rejected by other powerful sectors

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New digital media represent major challenges for a regime built on single party control and a state media monopoly

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The recent presidential election saw audio application Clubhouse become a rare forum for policy debate

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Illegal trade in synthetic drugs is a growing problem in the region

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The sensitive timing of Iran’s latest attacks on shipping, and the first confirmed casualties, suggest a policy shift

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