{"title":"Coalition stability is under threat in Austria","authors":"","doi":"10.1108/oxan-db267485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db267485","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Significance\u0000 Corruption scandals have undermined support for Nehammer’s centre-right People’s Party (OeVP) and damaged relations with its coalition partner, the Green Party. Nehammer faces a difficult task in both reversing polling trends and strengthening relations between the coalition parties. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Impacts\u0000 If corruption investigations do not lead to charges against Kurz, he may return to politics at some stage. \u0000 Austria will only enforce its mandatory vaccine law should the epidemiology of COVID-19 deteriorate significantly. \u0000 The prospect of more immigration flows as travel restrictions ease would deepen divisions within the government. \u0000","PeriodicalId":155993,"journal":{"name":"Emerald Expert Briefings","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129771917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"China and Japan will keep distance from Ukraine crisis","authors":"","doi":"10.1108/oxan-es267504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-es267504","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:sec sec-type=\"headline\">\u0000 <jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Headline</jats:title>\u0000 <jats:p>CHINA/JAPAN: China and Japan will do little on Ukraine</jats:p>\u0000 </jats:sec>","PeriodicalId":155993,"journal":{"name":"Emerald Expert Briefings","volume":"135 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120925810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cartes faces unprecedented crime pressures in Paraguay","authors":"","doi":"10.1108/oxan-db267481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db267481","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Significance\u0000 On January 26, Giuzzio, announced that, in response to a November request for information from the Panamanian authorities, he had presented a 30-page deposition to anti-money laundering agency SEPRELAD alleging that Cartes was involved in organised criminal activity in the form of “money laundering, illegal enrichment, and false financial declarations”.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Impacts\u0000 The move against Cartes is unprecedented and may shift the balance of power towards current President Mario Abdo Benitez.\u0000 US support for moves against corruption could place Cartes in a more vulnerable position.\u0000 Colorado Party splits may bolster opposition prospects in next year’s elections, although the party’s dominance may still endure.\u0000","PeriodicalId":155993,"journal":{"name":"Emerald Expert Briefings","volume":" 21","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120832696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Religion may aggravate Ethiopia’s domestic divisions","authors":"","doi":"10.1108/oxan-db267483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db267483","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Significance\u0000 The controversy over this issue has roots in broader intra-religious, inter-religious and inter-ethnic faultlines that have worsened amid the political crisis of recent years and in turn could further aggravate domestic divisions.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Impacts\u0000 Religious tensions would complicate efforts to find peaceful solutions to the Tigray conflict.\u0000 Contestations over public spaces could unravel inter-religious harmony even in places that have largely escaped it, such as Addis Ababa.\u0000 Religious disputes could worsen rifts among Amhara political groups.\u0000","PeriodicalId":155993,"journal":{"name":"Emerald Expert Briefings","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122177097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foreigners are big part of Turkey’s population growth","authors":"","doi":"10.1108/oxan-ga267488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-ga267488","url":null,"abstract":"Without immigrants, mostly from the Middle East and CIS, Turkey’s population growth would be much slower","PeriodicalId":155993,"journal":{"name":"Emerald Expert Briefings","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114460684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lebanon’s central bank governor faces more accusations","authors":"","doi":"10.1108/oxan-es267492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-es267492","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:sec sec-type=\"headline\">\u0000 <jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Headline</jats:title>\u0000 <jats:p>LEBANON: Central bank governor faces more accusations</jats:p>\u0000 </jats:sec>","PeriodicalId":155993,"journal":{"name":"Emerald Expert Briefings","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125674873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}