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Turkish zone will push back 'Islamic State' in Syria

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SYRIA

Turkey carried out its first airstrikes inside Syria on July 24, almost a year after the start of the US-led campaign against ISG. However, critics claim that Turkey is simply…

Iran will avoid direct conflict but has other options

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IRAN

Washington has increased pressure on Tehran on a near-daily basis since it designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation on April 8. The United States has imposed new sanctions…

Moscow will direct change in Ukrainian rebel region

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UKRAINE

The post became vacant after DNR head Alexander Zakharchenko was killed by a bomb on August 31. In Russia and the DNR, blame was swiftly placed on the Ukrainian government. The…

Boko Haram violence in northern Cameroon will persist

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CAMEROON

The attack comes amid growing insecurity in the Far North region over the past year. Residents in Cameroon's north are increasingly the most vulnerable in the Lake Chad Basin to…

Amman will quietly boost cooperation with Damascus

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JORDAN/SYRIA

The US-Russian-Jordanian July 9 agreement on a ceasefire in southern Syria has achieved calm in the area for now. The southernmost ‘de-escalation zone’ on the Syria-Jordan border…

Donors look divided over approaches to the Sahel

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SAHEL

The conference raised approximately USD1bn for 2020, and USD725mn for 2021. This met the organisers’ target for the conference itself, but fell short of the USD2.4bn the UN says…

Prospects for US foreign policy to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for US foreign policy to end-2016.

Somalia faces political and security transition risks

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SOMALIA

Meanwhile, the government and African Union (AU) have been discussing parameters for a successor mission to the longstanding AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). As such, the next 90…

CVE programmes in the Sahel face an uncertain future

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SAHEL

Countering violent extremism in the Sahel.

Frosty Russia-US ties will mar post-Obama cooperation

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RUSSIA/US

With allegations of Russian intrusions into US computer systems for political purposes occurring alongside Russian-backed violence in both Ukraine and Syria, it is no surprise…