Castro's Cuba reforms to face pressure on all fronts

As Castro tries to secure the revolution's legacy, international, domestic and internal party struggles all lie ahead

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Spain's labour market will remain source of fragility

Demographic change will eventually ease unemployment, but put greater pressure on the social security system

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Industrialising ASEAN countries need electricity, but regulation and finance gaps will constrain

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Rising prosperity and technological development is contributing to South-east Asian cities' growth

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Laos's new government will seek fresh diplomatic contacts, but still needs China's support

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Orthodox leaders are so bound to the Russian state that they are losing congregations in Ukraine

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Private-sector 'mega-foundations' are changing the way NGOs operate

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Even if secularism remains in theory, Erdogan is steering the country towards an increasing public role for Sunni Islam

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The AEC may be in existence, but is a long way off from fully reaching its goals

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Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are scrambling to deal with a resurgent Abu Sayyaf

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