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Army is a blunt tool for global counterterrorism

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INTERNATIONAL

The implications of deploying troops domestically as a counter to terrorism.

German 'Reichsbuerger' will pose limited threat

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GERMANY

The 'Reichsbuerger' ('citizens of the Reich') are Germans who reject the legitimacy of the current state and are often associated with the far-right, anti-Semitic scene. They have…

Congo’s electoral reform process will pose challenges

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CONGO-KINSHASA

After three successive electoral cycles (2006, 2011 and 2018) of decreasing legitimacy, one of the most sensitive issues on the new government’s agenda is electoral reform.

China's Xi will see off threats and rivals

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CHINA

Scenarios for a coup against President Xi Jinping.

Gender inequality is an indicator of conflict risk

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender inequality as indicator of violence.

Far-right security threat will persist in Germany

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GERMANY

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) says membership of the group has more than doubled since 2016, to 23,000. The group's rejection of the federal…

US party leaderships face an internal loss of control

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UNITED STATES

As the two main parties continue to lose control of who is nominated to stand as their candidates at every level of government, the incentives for politicians to act as…

Jihadists may exploit Bawku conflict in Ghana

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GHANA

The ongoing violence centres on disputes between the Mamprusi and Kusasi communities over control of the local chieftaincy. In the current context of increasing jihadist…

Latin American far-right parties will build wider ties

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LATIN AMERICA

The pandemic was also a mobilising factor for these groups, which consider COVID-19 policies part of a ‘globalist’ agenda. Several groups and parties have ties with far-right…