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Far-right threat in Ireland will intensify

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IRELAND

It was the first time Ireland had experienced such unrest around immigration and exposes the growing threat posed by far-right activists and the challenges the government faces in…

Kazakhstan's early election looks to cement Nazarbayev

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KAZAKHSTAN

The Central Electoral Commission has registered incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev as the candidate of the ruling NurOtan party. His candidacy is supported by two others…

Iraqi protests will drive populist economic response

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IRAQ

This comes after Iraq on October 1-6 witnessed its most violent popular protests since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. The protests have subsided for now amid a…

Brazil security forces split on far-right ideology

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BRAZIL

Strong and often vocal factions have developed within the Military Police in support of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, while civilian police forces have largely…

Lebanese protest leaders will struggle for control

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LEBANON

On the previous day, an all-party meeting called to manage the fallout from earlier protests in mid-June that turned into sectarian clashes failed because it was boycotted by key…

Iran protests may ease pressure on IRGC Intelligence

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IRAN

The Intelligence Organisation has become increasingly controversial in recent months, with indications that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is not happy with its performance. Both…

KwaZulu-Natal instability weakens South African state

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SOUTH AFRICA

The incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma sparked looting, destruction of critical infrastructure and denial of strategic communication routes. Inter-communal…

State of emergency will benefit Ethiopian military

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ETHIOPIA

In the wake of demonstrations that peaked in September and October last year, tens of thousands of protesters and suspects were arrested, often undergoing a ‘re-education’…

Riots may herald further attacks on Brazil's democracy

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BRAZIL

The failures that made the attack possible lay bare the tensions between the new government led by centre-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the large ‘Bolsonarista’…

Kosovo's governing coalition may not survive exodus

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KOSOVO

The mass exodus from Kosovo to the EU.