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  • Sep 1, 2023
  • 7 min read

Weaker ruble will add to inflationary pressures

Rising prices and a weaker currency are causing problems for the Central Bank

Russia
  • Aug 30, 2023
  • 7 min read

Baku tightens grip over Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan tightens blockade of the Nagorno-Karabakh region to establish full control

Azerbaijan
  • Jun 26, 2023
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Prigozhin’s failed mutiny will weaken Putin

Wagner Group owner’s dramatic seizure of Rostov-on-Don and his troops’ ‘March for Justice’ have ended

Russia
  • Jun 30, 2023
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Russia will stay in Africa after Wagner mutiny

Wagner's recent uprising has raised questions over the future and character of Russia's commitments in Africa

Africa
  • Sep 4, 2023
  • 7 min read

Eastern Europe’s defence industries will modernise

A Russian decision to suspend licences and spare-part deliveries puts pressure on Czech and Bulgarian defence companies

Eastern Europe