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The EU’s migration blind spots

Rather than addressing the so-called migration crisis, the EU has moved it to Africa

By Felicity Okoth

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A stalled partnership

The EU wants to reorganise its relationship with 79 countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The problem: not all want to join in

By Elisabeth Bollrich

Reuters/Amir Cohen

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Caught in the crossfire

Following the many Thai victims of the 7 October Hamas attack, the government in Bangkok is facing increased scrutiny and pressure from its citizens

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Reuters/ Sobhan Farajvan

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Iran's subtle geopolitical calculations

Iran is accused of being involved in the Hamas attack. But is Tehran really interested in escalating the conflict?

By Hanna Voss

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Venezuela’s Guyana intentions

Is Caracas bluffing? Or are Maduro’s recent moves meant to signal intent, namely, to take Essequibo by force?

By Ivan U. Klyszcz

Reuters

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What a feminist approach to the Middle East conflict could look like

One of the principles of feminist foreign policy is to lay down arms to enable humanitarian aid

By Lydia Both

Reuters

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Italy, Albania, asylum and ‘European values’

The Italy-Albania migration agreement shows how the EU benefits from keeping candidate countries outside the union, where its laws don’t apply

By Lily Lynch

Reuters/Issei Kato

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Guardians of the international order

Japan has been criticised for its cautious response to the war in the Middle East. But Tokyo is simply trying to preserve the rules-based world order

By David M. Malitz

Reuters

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The perfect scapegoat

Pakistan wants to deport 1.7 million Afghans. Tense relations between Pakistan and the Taliban regime are likely to play a role

By Niels Hegewisch, Hamayoun Khan

Reuters/Claudio Abarca Sandoval

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Latin America’s unarmed humanitarianism

The war in Gaza also affects Latin American countries. They now worry that Western powers will repeat mistakes that end up worsening the situation

By Monica Hirst, Juan Gabriel Tokatlian, Guadalupe González González, Carlos Luján, Carlos Romero