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nal rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies stems in part from the common structural flaws of the modern authoritarian model. The ques

press is circumscribed, and the judiciary tends to be dominated by the ruling party. Countries that fit this description include Hungary, Bolivia, Ecuador, and, if recent trends continue, Poland. There are many reasons for the global decline in dem- ocratic indicators, but the statistical evidence from

et Journal (01/10, Mauldin, Grove) reported that the U.S. and British warships shot down one of the largest barrages of missiles and drones fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels into the Red Sea shipping lane on Wednesday. According to officials, the U.S. is considering conducting strikes against land-based

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and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe • Please note jurisdictional groupings are subject to change. 5 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-008520

f the, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Crimea, The, Cuba, Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Administered, Dominican Republic. Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia. Ghana. Grenada, Guatemala. Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Guyana. Haiti. Honduras, India, Iran, I

eds of thousands of people displ=ced have come to us from Syria, Iraq and Gaza, from the Central African Republi=, South Sudan, Ukraine, Nigeria and Yemen. Aid workers and journalists have b=en caught and killed in the crossfire together with the civilian population.</=pan> The total collapse in stabi

its leaders have offered La=in American governments with awful human-rights records. Democracy may have a better chance in countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, where for the past decade human rights, freedom of expression, and politica= liberties have been severely and systematica

the four Sunni schools) and the Shiite al-Jaafari, al-Zaidi, al-Abazi and al-Zahiri sects, which exist in the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen and Iraq. Two years ago, the Saudi King himself called for an interfaith dialogue at a conference, which was held in New York and was attended by I

ng his judgments of future economic performance on political and civil rights during the preceding decade or so might have foolishly bet on Gambia, Ecuador, or Suriname and almost entirely missed the rapid growth of authoritarian East Asia, most notably China. From 1980 to the present, many developing

the four Sunni schools) and the Shiite al-Jaafari, al-Zaidi, al-Abazi and al-Zahiri sects, which exist in the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen and Iraq. Two years ago, the Saudi King himself called for an interfaith dialogue at a conference, which was held in New York and was attended by

ng his judgments of future economic performance on political and civil rights during the preceding decade or so might have foolishly bet on Gambia, Ecuador, or Suriname and almost entirely missed the rapid growth of authoritarian East Asia, most notably China. From 1980 to the present, many developing

of SAR2Obn last year. It is unclear to us if all of the regional military costs have been recognised on-balance sheet. A negotiated settlement to the Yemen conflict through the ongoing political negotiations in Kuwait could help contain security spending near-term. 22 GEMs Paper #26 | 30 June 2016 3S Me

the UAE Global oil consumption BofAML OPEC capacjty growth, 2015-2020F 105 Kuwait mn bpd fcast uwail 100 , Algeria 95 Qatar 90 Venezuela Angola 85 3 Ecuador 80 Nigeria 15 UAE 70 Libya 65 Iran Saudi Arabia 60 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.3 05 Source: IEA, BofA Merrill

he press is circumscribed, and the judiciary tends to be dominated by the ruling party. Countries that fit this description include Hungary, Bolivia, Ecuador, and, if recent trends continue, Poland. There are many reasons for the global decline in dem- ocratic indicators, but the statistical evidence from

gional rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies stems in part from the common structural flaws of the modern authoritarian model. The questi

re sinking into the sand.” Within days, demonstrators filled Cairo’s Tahrir Square, a vibrant plea for greater freedom that swiftly spread to Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Oman, Libya, and eventually even Syria. But if Madam Secretary could be ahead of the curve, she was also sometimes behind it, caught in a d

s the “alpha dog” of a “virtual mafia state”) were published around the world and have already led to the departure of U.S. ambassadors in Mexico and Ecuador, with more fallout on the way. Hillary told staff that she could not fathom how an army private, Bradley Manning, with psychological problems and a d