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UNITED STATES: Russia, China and trade enter agenda
A high level of policy continuity is likely whoever wins the presidential election. This is...
United StatesAFRICA: Continent is world's worst for business
The annual report benchmarks regulatory performance and reforms related to business environments...
TURKEY/TUNISIA: Trade agreement points to way ahead
Ankara and Tunis yesterday signed a free trade agreement in the margins of a Euro-Med conference...
TurkeyFRANCE/MIDDLE EAST: Hostage crisis tests French role
Uncertainty continues to surround the fate of two French hostages in Iraq. The fact that hostages...
Middle EastSUDAN/MIDDLE EAST: Arab states unmoved over Darfur
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on September 18 that was critical of Khartoum over...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Is Islam compatible with democracy?
The recent association of Islam with terrorist violence and the democratic deficit in the Middle...
InternationalRUSSIA: Moscow adopts tougher stances after Beslan
Dmitry Kozak was appointed presidential envoy to the Southern Federal District at an...
RussiaMIDDLE EAST: HIV/AIDS complacency carries heavy costs
The region's socio-economic and development challenges are such that it possesses many of the...
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