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Iran’s state can manage intensified new-model protests

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IRAN

In November, farmers gathered in Isfahan to complain about water scarcity. Teachers, miners, pensioners and municipal workers have also protested in recent months against a…

Canada protests over Indian Residential Schools expand

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CANADA

The discovery of the bodies of hundreds of children at Canada’s former Indian Residential Schools has unleashed a wave of anger and mourning across Canada’s growing Indigenous…

Iraq will use Middle East geopolitics for gain

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MIDDLE EAST

The border has been closed for 27 years, since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The move has prompted speculation about whether it might alter the regional balance of power…

Religion will feature heavily in Indonesia’s elections

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INDONESIA

Earlier this month, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo selected Ma’ruf Amin, head of the conservative Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), as his running mate. Jokowi’s challenger will be…

South Sudan elections may face further delays

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SOUTH SUDAN

However, despite considerable progress towards new electoral legislation, senior leaders from the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) are already suggesting the…

Talks with jihadists in the Sahel face many obstacles

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WEST AFRICA

Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has similarly alluded to ongoing outreach to jihadists. These efforts reflect a broader level of increased regional political acceptance of…

‘Peace deals’ risk more violence in Sudan’s Darfur

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SUDAN

RSF leader Lieutenant-General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo 'Himedti'’ has since mid-2022 promoted several reconciliation agreements between Arab and non-Arab tribes in Darfur. These…

Chad's communal conflicts seriously threaten stability

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CHAD

This is the latest in a wave of local inter-communal conflicts that have intensified in Chad since 2021. Nevertheless, the government does not seem to have developed a clear…

Refugee crisis could hit Myanmar economy soon

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MYANMAR

However, the Council's caution that “additional measures” could be taken if Myanmar's government is deemed not to be tackling the crisis sufficiently was taken by local media to…

Trudeau faces row over political interference by China

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CANADA

Trudeau is under pressure as documents leaked from the intelligence community suggest China attempted to influence the outcome of the 2019 and 2021 elections. Parliament is…