China pressure will grow on Hong Kong and Taiwan

Beijing has made a rare intervention into Hong Kong's legal affairs and directly engaged Taiwan's pro-China opposition

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South Sudan's violent standoff is unlikely to cease

Since the former first vice president departed Juba, violence has flared while the political situation has deteriorated

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Economic and political challenges to the governing elite have forced Addis Ababa to declare a state of emergency

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The new administration's first budget focuses on Duterte's priorities, but tax reform will be key to success

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The government has to cope with banking problems and public finance troubles, while campaigning for the referendum

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Eastern regions will either revert to Ukrainian control or linger on as unrecognised statelets

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Amid Iraq's governance crisis, its politicians are debating different ways of restructuring the state

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The president-elect is pushing to resolve the Moro and communist insurgencies, but faces socio-political dangers

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Duterte's camp is indicating that he will push fundamental policy changes

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While an immediate second independence referendum is unlikely, the constitutional question still dominates politics

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