Interview with Thomas de Waal
19/03/2021
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Thomas de Waal is a British journalist and writer who is an expert on the Caucasus. Currently, he is a senior associate specialising primarily in
Will pro-Kurdish Turkish opposition party HDP be shut down?
12/03/2021
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While at the same time Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to strengthen freedom of expression and rights to a fair trial in an “action plan”,
Protests continue in Lebanon amid economic and political crisis
11/03/2021
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A demonstrator stands near a burning fire blocking a road during a protest against mounting economic hardships. Lebanon has seen the value of its currency
Jordan cabinet reshuffle as COVID-19 infections continue to rise
09/03/2021
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Amid rising COVID-19 infection rates and tighter restrictions the Jordan Interior Minister Samir Mobeideen and Justice Minister Bassam Talhouni, ignored the country’s COVID-19 measures by
Armenian political deadlock to be lifted with early elections
06/03/2021
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Since the Russian-brokered peace agreement was signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, it has been unstable in Armenia. Opposition parties have united against the government and
Palestinians are not benefiting from Israel’s vaccination success
02/03/2021
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Image: the Palestinian city of Nablus on the West Bank is going into another lockdown. The internationally-acclaimed vaccination success of Israel has a dark side,
Major Albanian opposition parties form pre-election coalition in expectation of upcoming elections
02/03/2021
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After eight years of Socialist Party (SP) rule under Prime Minister Edi Rama the left-wing opposition party Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) and the right-wing
Landslide victory for Vetëvendosje in Kosovan parliamentary elections
25/02/2021
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The 2021 Kosovan parliamentary elections drastically reshuffle the balance of power in Kosovo’s parliament. The landslide victory of the Self-determination Movement (Vetëvendosje) is an electoral
Georgian political conflict escalates after opposition leader arrest
25/02/2021
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Georgia was already in the middle of a political crisis, as the opposition parties refused to acknowledge the October 2020 election results. The Georgian Dream