Search results

Few options for post-Soviet 'shadow governance' zones

Location:

CIS

Attempts to win recognition have failed and annexation by 'patron states' would present large challenges

Latin America's 'shadow governance' zones are unstable

Location:

LATIN AMERICA

Turf wars and the evolution of armed groups threaten to trigger violent shifts in established illicitly-governed areas

Taiwan presidential poll will be tighter than expected

Location:

TAIWAN

Polls indicate a dip in presidential frontrunner William Lai Ching-te’s popularity ahead of January's elections

Northern Kosovo will remain a flashpoint

Location:

SERBIA/KOSOVO

Western states are seeking to prevent conflict between Kosovo’s government and its Serb minority

Africa’s ‘hidden debt’ may increase borrowing costs

Location:

AFRICA

Newly released data suggest African countries have underreported debt to China worth some USD40bn

Iranian foreign policy will be internally divided

Location:

IRAN

The military priorities of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps could undercut the foreign ministry’s soft diplomacy

Conflict will mire outlook for East and Central Africa

Location:

EAST-CENTRAL AFRICA

Political conflict across the region is widespread and escalating, with the effects felt across borders

Russia recruits paramilitaries for front-line roles

Location:

RUSSIA

Moscow plans to deploy forces ranging from Chechen paramilitaries to Syrian mercenaries

South-east Asia's navies require capacity build-up

Location:

SOUTH-EAST ASIA

South-east Asian countries are fretting over China's maritime claims

Global gap will widen between aid needed and funded

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Aid budgets are being cut and priorities are shifting from humanitarian aid when it is needed more than ever