NGO concessions offer no real respite for Afghan women

New restrictions on female employment and education fit a pattern of regression to the Taliban's old ways

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Opposition will find it hard to engage Polish voters

Neither government nor opposition are united and the election may go to whoever can offer more security in a poly-crisis

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The government will tap into EU funds to offset weakening demand and higher interest rates

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Poland has offically asked Germany to let it provide Kyiv with Leopard 2 tanks

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The grand coalition engineered by President Iohannis has provided stability at the cost of delaying state modernisation

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Federal and Tigrayan authorities have consolidated the peace process but progress remains slow

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The Inflation Reduction Act is provoking tension in the EU-US trade relationship

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Development issues took priority at last month's G20 summit and the bloc will be under Global South leadership to 2025

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Russia and China look on unhappily as the Taliban try to build US engagement without moderating repressive policies

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The October elections upset some established parties but the government remains in centre-right and right-wing hands

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