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Global Magnitsky Act will extend US sanctions reach
Congress has passed sweeping global human rights and anti-corruption legislation expanding the scope of sanctions
United StatesBailout may strain Tajik finances without fixing banks
The government is taking a risk by allocating funds it can ill afford to ailing banks
TajikistanIran and Russia will press Turkey over Syria
Trilateral negotiations seek to create a new Syrian peace process
IranJapan and Russia set on hard task of normalising ties
Moscow and Tokyo agree to cooperate while disagreeing on who owns disputed islands
RussiaEU sanctions on Russia run on despite weaker resolve
The EU's sanctions renewal may have been informed by Russian actions in Syria as well as Ukraine
EUOfficials seek market calm after Ukraine bank takeover
The government takeover of Privatbank may be financially sound but it has political implications
UkraineKyrgyz referendum may be Pyrrhic victory
The president has secured the changes he wanted but they do not advance his aims
KyrgyzstanJapan and Russia skirt around Kuril sovereignty deal
Neither side can concede in a 70-year old territorial dispute, but both want to stop it blocking broader ties
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