Tigray’s Afar attacks may escalate Ethiopian conflict

As regional militias mobilise towards Tigray, Tigrayan forces have launched attacks outside Tigray

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Street pressures will erode elite cohesion in Cuba

Nationwide protests -- the first since 1994 -- have shaken the post-Castro government

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Tehran’s oil exports would no longer be cut off if the Strait of Hormuz were blocked

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External accounts, Jan-May 2020-21 from Office des Changes and Bank Al-Maghrib.

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Companies that sought to engage with Tehran after the 2015 nuclear agreement now have different incentives

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A recent agreement between Brussels and London over the Northern Ireland protocol only delays the resurfacing of tension

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The country’s foreign exchange reserves are in a healthy position, thanks partly to reviving exports

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Russia and three south-facing Central Asian states are making plans as the Taliban advance through northern Afghanistan

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The free trade agreement (FTA) initialled last month is likely to prove more important politically than economically

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The mounting crisis in the two neighbouring countries has resulted in new narcotics trends

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