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September 2024
Overview. Egypt’s role will remain pivotal in what comes next for the entire Middle East. President Sisi has the trust of western and Gulf leaders. He also commands the grudging respect of Israel and that is paramount to his unique position to be the man who steers his neighbours to some kind of middle ground.………
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September 2024
President Tokayev will deliver his annual state-of-the-nation address on 2nd September. It will be calm, considered and relatively unexciting, which in these turbulent times will feel like a breath of fresh air. It has been a quiet summer in Kazakhstan but there was still work done to develop domestically as well as in wider regional…
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August 2024
1st August 2024 Apart from Prime Ministers, things rarely change in Pakistan … but we are seeing a slight shift. The Supreme Court is beginning to put the law first and forced loyalty second. Recent rulings by the highest judges in the land have, unusually, gone against the will of the military, favouring the people…
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August 2024
This is the summer of sport. World leaders headed to Paris for the Olympic Games and were filmed sitting in the rain looking less than impressed with the festivities. President Tokayev, however, chose to stay home and dry. His office said his “working schedule… does not provide for his participation”. This is a good cover…
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July 2024
Overview. The first round of the presidential election took place on 28th June, with a further round of voting now set for 5th July after no candidate won 50% of the vote. The second round will see surprise reformist Masoud Pezeshkian compete against arch hardliner Saeed Jalili; they polled 43% and 39% respectively.…… Read the…
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July 2024
Kazakhstan is opening the door, to what President Tokayev describes as “new oil”, and going after mineral mining investment and is actively drawing up a plan for the development of this extremely lucrative sector. At the same time, stronger and stronger trade ties with China and other neighbours are bringing optimism right across the board.………