Brexit’s long-term impact on Ireland will be modest

Ireland’s economy faces many short-term disruptions from Brexit, but the longer-term effects should be more subtle

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China’s repression in Xinjiang is here to stay

Extrajudicial detention centres in Xinjiang are only part of a much larger programme of repression and assimilation

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Separatist rebels’ recent use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) threatens to worsen the security outlook

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The prime minister wants India to hold general elections and state polls simultaneously

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Controversy over the legitimacy of leaders pursuing third terms is testing regional ties

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The anglophone crisis has entered an effective stalemate, and new institutions will do little to ease tensions

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A new security outfit has been approved by south-western states

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Considerations of ethnicity and religion continue to dominate Malaysian politics

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Rising insecurity in Burkina Faso is raising concern that its jihadist threat could spread to its southern neighbours

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The largest opposition party is leaderless and at a major crossroads

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