Saudi campaign will shape, not end Yemen conflict

The failure of the transition provides lessons for resolving the conflict, and political transitions more broadly

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Fallow politics will impede Libyan talks

The UN's persistent efforts to broker a unity government could be undercut by domestic and regional politics

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For the Western Balkans, the EU's Energy Union plans may focus unduly on the gas sector

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A focus on administrative costs allows the Pentagon to pursue near- and long-term priorities, but politics may intervene

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The Islamic State group's recruiting success is increasing counterterrorism laws globally at the expense of civil rights

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Nazarbayev will win early presidential election as Astana looks to stability, but oil region could pose a challenge

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Political and security concerns and capability imbalances key to timing of establishing regional peace-keeping force

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Several East African states have troops in Somalia, but not all face Kenya's acute vulnerability to al-Shabaab

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The government's prospects are fragile, its economic credibility fundamentally undermined

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The framework deal is a foreign policy success for Rouhani and Obama -- but political obstacles remain

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