Prospects for China's politics in 2015

Xi wields ever greater power at home, while expanding China's influence abroad -- both bring dangers in their wake

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Azerbaijani regime moves may encourage Sunni extremism

Government may fall into trap of siding with Shias against Sunni militants

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The regime will seek to consolidate its power by laying the ground for a pliant political system and economic expansion

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Legislative elections and falling oil prices and output promise further instability next year

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Interethnic tensions and the Syria crisis may bring political instability, as GDP growth fails to hit previous highs

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The kingdom's minority Shia population is at increasing risk of attack as sectarianism rises at home and abroad.

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India and China will pull Pakistan's Afghan policy in opposite directions as NATO forces depart

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The outlook for 2015 is less propitious than the government had expected on many fronts

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Early indications are for stand-offs between politicians putting nationalist agendas before the common good

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Lukashenka remains secure for now and any major political change will come from inside the ruling elite

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