Russian Arctic military power will grow

Region becomes higher priority for Moscow in drive for modernisation of armed forces.

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Fragmenting Mexican cartels will focus on mining

The crackdown on drugs and the elimination of cartel leaders is pushing cartels to branch out into other businesses

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The Japanese government has launched a ten-year space strategy

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Karabakh prime minister may now overtake parliamentary speaker in race for presidency in 2017

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Military internal security work may prevent Naypyidaw reaching an ethnic peace deal

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Moscow will downplay long-term strategic fear of China in favour of immediate tactical gains

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Hardline approach raises stability risk while truce failure may deter similar moves elsewhere in region

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After key victories in the north, Jabhat al-Nusra is rising to increasing dominance in Syria's rebel movement

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Russia's military intervention, while unlikely at present, is influencing the Belarusian president's views on defence

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The much-feared SNB is Uzbekistan's most powerful security body and will be key for the post-Karimov succession

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