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While reduced spending will ease concerns in the run-up to the games, it may lead to longer-term regrets
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Pre-Games works remain on track, although crime and contamination concerns will not be resolved
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With the European Games over, some observers expect pardons for selected political prisoners
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Construction of the stadium for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo has become a political hot potato
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The FIFA corruption probe may lead to a review of global anti-money laundering standards
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Putin signs order bringing forward date of the next Duma elections to September 2016; further clampdowns likely
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With another three years of his term to run, Cartes already risks lame-duck status amid party elections and corruption
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As sanctions start to bite, Russia will be forced to reduce spending on major infrastructure projects such as World Cup
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The regime is so well entrenched and its support networks so secure, that no change is on the horizon
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Winning the tournament represented a major victory for the Gulf state's drive to project its power globally
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