Myanmar civil service reform risks a two-tiered system

Civil service reform is unlikely before November, but whenever it occurs it is likely to be deeply political

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Myanmar six-party talks to boost ethnic peace process

The talks will not deliver significant constitutional change, but are likely to advance the ethnic peace process

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Contradictions between indigenous peoples' rights and economic development may become more acute

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In a bid to keep Iraq united, its new prime minister proposes granting new economic and security powers to the regions

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The perception of the rule of law and accountability of state institutions is affected by the postponed judicial reform

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The government has unveiled urban development plans on a huge scale

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The escalating crisis in Ukraine remains the key shaper of CIS politics and economics, as...

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Last week, Lima Mayor Susana Villaran -- a former presidential candidate --announced her decision...

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Yesterday evening, Ukraine's Central Election Committee announced that Petr Poroshenko had won...

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A representative of the self-declared Donetsk republic said today that the official results of...

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