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Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood
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Brexit and the EU’s ‘Syrian bill’
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Analysis
Highs and lows of immigrant integration in Spain
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The EU-Algeria energy forum: a new narrative in the making or just another missed opportunity?
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Ukraine, Russia and the sanctions: ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’
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Morocco: a singular path in a troubled region
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Libya: finding a way out of the labyrinth must be by way of the oil terminals
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Analysis
Stormy months on the Aegean: the refugee deal and its impact on Turkey-EU relations
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Surrounded by trouble, hit by conflict: Turkey and its manifold challenges
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Algeria approves a budget right at the brink
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EU in marriage of convenience with Turkey over migrants
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