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South Sudan state governance poses threat to stability

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SOUTH SUDAN

State governance in South Sudan and its implications for peace prospects.

Post-Cotonou agreement will challenge African states

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AFRICA/EU

The treaty includes joint commitments to improving human rights and gender equality. Perhaps more notably, it also implicitly crystallises the EU’s commitment to implementation of…

Chances for negotiated Serbia-Kosovo deal are fading

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KOSOVO

The Kosovan government imposed a 10% tariff on imports from Serbia and Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) on November 6, frustrated at their refusal to recognise Kosovo’s independence…

Cameroon anglophone crisis may enter new stalemate

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CAMEROON

Biya's rare public address follows a recent boycott called for by separatist groups in the predominantly anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions following the sentencing of…

EU wants a post-Brexit level playing field

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UK/EU

Level playing field after Brexit.

China's push for peace in Ukraine is real

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CHINA

China’s 'Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis' peace plan is a shift to a proactive stance on the conflict. It creates a new dimension in Chinese-Russian…

Uruguay's Mercosur trade strategy will lack consensus

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MERCOSUR

At the anniversary summit, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou proposed making the bloc's rules more flexible to allow member states to negotiate free trade agreements (FTAs…

Rakhine violence will puncture Myanmar’s peace process

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MYANMAR

Crisis in Rakhine State.

US plan shifts discourse on Israel-Palestinian dispute

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS/US

His son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has spent over two years formulating the plan, which contains a series of proposals that heavily favour Israel, including the annexation…

Pakistan’s IMF ties could be increasingly tense

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad wants to ease some of the loan’s conditions. Separately, the United States, the IMF’s largest shareholder, recently said it would reassess its relations with Pakistan…