Lebanese health and education woes risk instability

Public schools and hospitals have been gutted by the protracted downturn and political impasse

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EU countries will struggle to externalise asylum

The idea of externalising asylum procedures is gaining traction in some EU countries

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The ongoing civil war has shattered an economy that was already in a dire state before the conflict erupted

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This background brief explains the failure of diplomacy and the recourse to a military solution to the Karabakh conflict

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The international controversy over the UN Palestinian refugee agency is deepening

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The government is counting on its foreign policy to help boost the economic outlook and raise Bangkok’s regional profile

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The EU has attempted to intensify its engagement in the South Caucasus, with varying degrees of success

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Foreign workers’ unpopularity will be an enduring problem for Poland as demographic trends exacerbate labour shortages

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The recent Israeli assassination of a key Palestinian figure in Beirut has far wider regional fallout

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The Labor government is using legislative changes to counter the High Court's ending of detention of some asylum seekers

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