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Security
Who benefits when a border crossing reopens
Trade, taxes and patience: what a reopened frontier changes for traders on both sides.
The Southern Meridian / Format
Brief
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Economics
Why a currency shift lands differently in a ministry
The same exchange rate move reads as policy to officials and as a price tag to shoppers.
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Politics
A constitutional ruling rewrites the political calendar
Judges rarely set election dates, but their reading of a clause can move the whole timetable.
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Africa & the World
A port expansion changes the arithmetic of Mediterranean trade
Bigger berths mean different shipping routes, and different winners in neighbouring economies.
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Politics
A continental trade rulebook meets the customs queue
The agreement is signed. The test is how long a truck waits at the border.
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Security
What follows when a peacekeeping mandate expires
When a mission leaves, the gap it fills tends to be political before it is military.
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Economics
The gas project its neighbours are watching
Revenues, security and a long wait: what a big energy bet means beyond one province.
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Politics
The limits of a regional court's reach
Rulings are only as strong as the governments willing to follow them.
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Security
The message beneath a naval exercise
Joint drills are rehearsals for diplomacy as much as for defence.
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Security
The rise of the regional power pool
Neighbours are trading electricity across borders, and politics decides when the switch flips.