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Like nothing ever happened

After 12 years of being suspended, the League of Arab States has welcomed back the Syrian regime. But what is driving this normalisation?

By Joseph Daher

Reuters/ Yves Herman

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A new hope for peace

The Armenian Prime Minister’s statements surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh could bring some movement into the conflict — and a potential peace agreement

By Anna Gevorgyan

Reuters/The Yomiuri Shimbun

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No risk, no trade

The G7 has agreed on a new strategy towards China. Whether this will lead to a real change in the relationship with Asia's superpower is questionable

By Herbert Wulf

Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

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Reshuffling the cards in Pakistan’s political crisis

The arrest of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has caused nationwide protests. In Pakistan’s opaque politics, this is business as usual

By Niels Hegewisch

Reuters/STR/dpa

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Violence knows no borders

The conflict in Sudan is impacting its neighbours. A look at the situation in Egypt and South Sudan

By Richard Probst, Anna Reuß

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The Turkish elections could cost Azerbaijan a friend

Azerbaijan views Turkey as its most valuable ally. But is this closeness only based on common interests or rather on a genuine sense of belonging?

By Ismi Aghayev

Reuters/ Francis Kokoroko

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A battlefield for influence

The US administration has declared to be ‘all in on Africa’, but how is this perceived in the continent? Views from Ghana, Tanzania and Zamabia

By Johann Ivanov, Elisabeth Bollrich, Fritz Kopsieker

Reuters/ Morteza Nikoubazl

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A deceptive graveyard peace

There are signs of détente in the Middle East. But beneath the surface, it is churning

By Marcus Schneider

Reuters/Ricardo Stuckert

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Why Brazil does not deliver weapons to Ukraine

The rejection of non-Western countries to follow NATO lines on Russia does not mean support for the invasion of Ukraine

By Giorgio Romano Schutte

Reuters/ Ludovic Marin

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Communication à la Macron

Macron does not tire of debating issues which are uncomfortable for Europeans. But his methods are often counterproductive

By Gesine Weber