Erdogan’s attempt to cow academia will meet resistance

Appointing an ill-qualified party loyalist to head an elite university is part of Erdogan’s campaign to transform Turkey

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Violence may evolve but not end in Russia's Chechnya

The death of a noted jihadist leader is being held up as the definitive end to Chechen insurgency

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Co-optation of the former opposition leader strengthens the president's hand, but large-scale challenges persist

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Erdogan is looking to outmanoeuvre Biden by seeking a reset in Turkish relations with key countries

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COVID-19, personal rivalries and unpopular policies beset ruling coalition but it benefits from a weak opposition

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President Ghani faces a new attempt to oust him, but he is fighting back despite a top US diplomat's moves against him

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The alliance between the Catholic establishment and the PiS-led government could do the church long-term damage

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Sadyr Japarov has gone from prison inmate to elected president in three months, with more powers than his predecessor

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The salafi-jihadist group has profited from COVID-19, but US policy shifts will change its operating environment in 2021

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As central bank reserves run short and basic goods subsidies come under threat, poverty is rising sharply

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