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Pressure building: what next for ISIS?

Analysts say the group’s demise is imminent; how will ISIS respond to territory losses in Iraq and Syria?

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Will OPEC freeze output in September?

OPEC has a chance to shore up sagging oil prices, will it seize the opportunity?

Weekly Briefing: September 5, 2016

Monday, September 5 G20 summit in Hangzhou, China concludes US President Obama visits Laos, meets…

Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov
Uzbekistan’s presidential transition

Uzbekistan’s long-time dictator has just died, what next?

Israel and Saudi Arabia: new era of cooperation?

Saudi and Israeli leaders view recent regional developments as an opportunity to re-calibrate relations.

Weekly Briefing: August 29, 2016

Protests in Venezuela, Japanese and Russian leaders meet and local elections in Germany

Playing hardball: Turkey-West relations

Ankara is improving relations with Russia and Iran – does this signal a structural shift?

Al-Qaeda and al-Nusra: breakup or rebrand?

al-Nusra’s recent attempt to detach itself from its controversial patron is suspicious

Port of Piraeus / obor financing model
Risky business: financing ‘One Belt, One Road’

Beijing’s risky lending practices and preference for Chinese companies endanger its banks.

Weekly Briefing: August 22, 2016

US officials visit Turkey, Ukraine’s independence day and a presidential election in Gabon