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Key rift is growing threat to stability in Philippines

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PHILIPPINES

Furthermore, former President Duterte threatened the secession of the southern Mindanao island, the Duterte family’s political stronghold, if Marcos proceeds with plans to amend…

The African Union faces major reform challenges

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AFRICA

The gathering came amid a wave of coups afflicting the continent, widespread pandemic-induced economic difficulties, continuing limits to the AU’s ability to make its presence…

Turkey attracts East Europe more than Western ‘core’

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TURKEY-SERBIA

Erdogan’s visit to Serbia.

Political uncertainty fans unrest in Sudan’s periphery

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SUDAN

The violence first erupted in July, but flared again in October and November. Moreover, it is by no means an isolated development, but mirrors new episodes of inter-communal…

Assassinations signal more violence ahead in Burundi

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BURUNDI

Despite creeping atrocities carried out by state actors, acts of violence targeting government figures and high-ranking National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for…

Sudan's coup clouds the economic outlook

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SUDAN

This largely formalises the administrative status quo since the October 25 coup, but it also underscores that a resolution to the political impasse between the coup leaders and…

Cambodian interventions will not ease Myanmar crisis

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MYANMAR

Cambodia is the 2022 chair of ASEAN, which has a five-point plan for resolving conflict between the Myanmar junta and its opponents. Hun Sen held talks with junta leader Min Aung…

New premier’s father will have key role in Thailand

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THAILAND

Pheu Thai remains under the influence of its founder Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn’s father and a former prime minister (2001-06). On August 19, the Criminal Court said the next…

Myanmar junta is at a crossroads

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MYANMAR

The military government has in recent months lost considerable territory to its battlefield opponents, including ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have long fought the…

Sao Tome coup allegations fuel political uncertainty

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SAO TOME

On the same day, four suspects were tortured to death by the military. An investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, in early December, the IMF suspended the country’s Extended Credit…