Azerbaijan's SCO bid is a warning to West

Observer status at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation would be a riposte to critics but Baku will not break with West

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Free speech in Tunisia will be contested

Despite gains on free speech since Ben Ali's fall, Tunisia still faces an uphill struggle

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Governments are seeking to fight 'Islamic State' abroad and prevent a backlash from its supporters at home

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Fears of 'Islamic State' expansion may aggravate political fissures across the Maghreb, particularly in Libya

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Shia popular forces have been crucial in the fightback against Islamic State but pose a longer-term security threat

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Failure to reach accommodation with the Kurds will dent Turkey's ability to help stabilise conditions in Iraq and Syria

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Islamabad faces unprecedented pressure to curb terrorism, but its options are limited and strategic compulsions multiple

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Neither Turkey nor the EU wishes to close down the country's accession bid altogether

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One week after the Paris attacks, France is looking for a way to neutralise radical Islam and reassure its communities

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Lack of reliable sources of information is fanning conflict

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