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Prospects for the Middle East in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS 2015 Q3

Prospects for the Middle East in the third quarter.

A Qatar solution is unlikely at the Gulf summit

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QATAR

As the primary mediator in the dispute between Qatar and three of its GCC neighbours, Kuwait is seeking the first face-to-face meeting of the countries’ leaders since Saudi…

Syria’s Assad is rising, but could overplay his hand

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SYRIA

SYRIA: Assad is rising, but could overplay his hand

Prospects for South-east Asia in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for South-east Asia in 2023.

Bahrain will talk up Iran threat amid regional shifts

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BAHRAIN

BAHRAIN: Manama will highlight the threat from Tehran

Riyadh and Arab allies will raise Palestinian issue

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SAUDI ARABIA/PALESTINIANS

SAUDI ARABIA/PALESTINIANS: Issue will persist

Thailand’s Prayut will push through obstacles

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THAILAND

Prayut had the second-fewest votes cast for him and the most against him. The opposition probably did not expect to succeed with its censure motion, given the government’s…

Malaysia will strive to make ASEAN more cohesive

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MALAYSIA

Malaysia will take over the group’s annually rotating chairmanship from Laos at the start of next year. Anwar said he would have a team of advisers from fellow ASEAN countries.

Plans for North African unity could be short-lived

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NORTH AFRICA

On April 22, Tunisian President Kais Saied hosted his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohammed al-Menfi, for a trilateral…

Qatar-Saudi deal will fall short of full Gulf unity

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GULF STATES

The declaration ends the 43-month boycott of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt. Saudi Arabia has reopened its land border and airspace to…