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Syria: What Next?

Syria: What Next?

Claire Spencer explores the dynamics of international efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis. 'At stake is a battle for influence in the Middle East', she writes. Plus, analysis on how the crisis is testing the limits of Turkish diplomacy. More

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    Key thinkers and activists within the UK Somali diaspora and UK officials, including Foreign Secretary William Hague, discussed UK policy on Somalia this week. Video/Transcript

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    This new paper by Charles Emmerson and Paul Stevens explores the vulnerability of choke points to the volatility of energy prices. Read

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    Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister and OPEC's Secretary General delivered speeches at this year's energy conference. HE Ali I Al-Naimi said 'dynamic changes' were taking place in the oil industry. Read

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    For the Kremlin, maintaining influence over Ukraine is more than a foreign policy priority, it is an 'existential imperative', says this new paper. Read.

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