Army is a blunt tool for global counterterrorism

Deploying troops to calm domestic fears over terrorism can cause more problems than it solves

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Nazarbayev's re-election will boost Kazakh 'siloviki'

Succession issue and need to maintain an increasingly shaky status quo will empower security services further

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Opposition weakness will keep Prime Minister Najib Razak safe, unless political crises worsen

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Aquino's waning popularity helps Jejomar Binay while political tensions loom

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Levels of drug use have remained largely constant in the past ten years, raising prospects for a new strategy

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Borisov's greatest priority will be to dominate government and coalition, at which he has been extremely successful

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The government's ability to resolve student protests may be derailed by unilateral military or police action

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The president's political style is causing growing alarm even inside his own party, but no one can confront him

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The Mamasapano shooting may indirectly constrain tactical preparedness for maritime risks

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Nemtsov's death portends darker era for Russia as nationalistic fervour grows and opposition is threatened

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