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    North Korea
    Purges and dynastic succession: ninth congress strengthens Kim Jong‑un's grip

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his daughter Kim Ju-Ae attending the military parade at the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, on 25 February 2026.
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his daughter Kim Ju-Ae attending the military parade at the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, on 25 February 2026. © STR/Korean Central News Agency via KNS/AFP

    The 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea marked a far-reaching overhaul of the political and administrative apparatus, ushering in a new era centred on Kim Jong‑un's family and a compliant technocratic elite. Old structures of authority are being purged reinforcing the power around the supreme leader and paving the way for a dynastic succession.

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    Syria
    Al-Sharaa's new rules on armed security prove headache for foreign firms

    Newly-trained military and police personnel from Syria's interior ministry march toward Umayyad Square after a graduation ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on 17 March 2026.
    Newly-trained military and police personnel from Syria's interior ministry march toward Umayyad Square after a graduation ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on 17 March 2026. © Bakr Al Kasem/Anadolu via AFP

    A recent decree setting out the rules governing the activities of private security companies in Syria is upending the local market, seen as a gold mine for the industry since Ahmed al-Sharaa came to power.

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