... relations politics social foreign policy government immigration oil refugees VENEZUELA/US: New US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem yesterday revoked a January 17 move by her predecessor to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some 600,000 Venezuelan migrants by 18 months...

... foreign investment foreign trade refugees sanctions security water IRAN: Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, met with his Taliban counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi and Taliban Acting Prime Minister Hassan Akhund in Kabul yesterday. Among the issues discussed were economic cooperation, disputes...

...Oxford Analytica Significance The legislation specifies protection mechanisms for those who acquire refugee status, the rights they are entitled to and the activities they are prohibited from undertaking. The law triggered vigorous public debate, with human rights workers fearing it would hurt...

.... 2025 Europe EUR international relations politics social border conflict immigration refugees security economy foreign policy reform Trucks at a border crossing between Bulgaria and Romania (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images) Internal border checks are supposed...

.... Impacts This year’s local elections, postponed from last year, could offer opponents the chance of a share of power. Russia may try to encourage government hardliners to derail Touadera’s rapprochement with France and other Western countries. The Sudanese conflict may generate further refugee flows...

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... military rebellion refugees security talks war The impasse on negotiations with the M23 has by now become arguably the single greatest obstacle to a de-escalation of the crisis. Although the M23 could potentially be forced to accept a fait accompli if it were to lose Rwandan support entirely...

... protest reform refugees sanctions President Nicolas Maduro at his inauguration (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images) President Nicolas Maduro’s January 10 third-term inauguration was a muted affair. Opposition protests fizzled out amid a heavy state security presence. The ceremony...

... conflict foreign policy human rights military rebellion refugees security talks CONGO-KINSHASA: The Congolese army (FARDC) yesterday recaptured Masisi, the capital of North Kivu's Masisi Territory, some four days after it was captured by the M23 rebellion. The renewed fighting comes after...

... refugees security war social JORDAN: Jordan and Syria's foreign ministers met in Amman yesterday to discuss mutual interests of security and halting the flow of captagon from Syria through Jordan to the Gulf states. At the press conference following the meeting, the two ministers announced...

... politics social foreign policy government opposition refugees sanctions security VENEZUELA/US: Caracas announced the arrest of seven foreign 'mercenaries' yesterday, purportedly including two "very high level" US citizens, in the context of a security crackdown ahead of President Nicolas...

... the failed interventions in Afghanistan by superpowers since the nineteenth century. He also insisted that Afghanistan must honour a commitment to safeguarding "guests" -- a reference to the refugees in the camps that were struck. The Taliban could decide to increase support for the TTP...

... relations politics aid electricity energy foreign policy foreign trade gas government refugees Fossil fuels Electric SLOVAKIA: Prime Minister Robert Fico yesterday said that Slovakia will lose EUR500mn (USD514mn) annually due to the expiry of the gas transit deal between Russia's...

... of Syrian refugees could help Erdogan’s domestic standing but may deprive Turkish businesses of cheap labour. After the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Turkey was the leading -- and later the only -- supporter of the rebels opposed to Assad's rule. Initially, Erdogan hoped that a rebel-led...

...Oxford Analytica Headline TURKEY: Swift return of Syrian refugees is unlikely TURKEY: Turkey's Yayladagi border crossing -- neighbouring Syria's Latakia region but closed since 2013 -- was opened yesterday following an announcement by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to facilitate the return...

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... relations foreign investment foreign trade infrastructure refugees transport IRAN: Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said on November 30 that Iran was unable to handle what he claimed were 6 million Afghan refugees. The UN puts the figure at nearer 4 million, many of whom are undocumented...

... social election foreign policy government military oil opposition sanctions refugees Fossil fuels VENEZUELA: The US Treasury announced yesterday that it would sanction 21 members of the cabinet and high-ranking members of the security forces over "electoral fraud" in the disputed...

... refugees sanctions Fossil fuels President Nicolas Maduro at a post-election rally (Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images) The contours of politics and policy in the year ahead will be defined in January. The presidential inauguration on January 10 will be a flashpoint of contention...

...Oxford Analytica Significance The kingdom remains heavily reliant on these financial flows, including global humanitarian funding (GHF), as the government struggles to cope with high numbers of refugees from regional crises. However, a number of headwinds are curtailing the flows of economic...