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Failed impeachment will keep Peru's Vizcarra in office

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PERU

The failure to muster sufficient votes to impeach reflected the weakness of the case presented and the tactics of those involved, and public aversion to jeopardising stability…

Ukraine issue will become domestic before US elections

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UNITED STATES

Kyiv has long sought supplies of cluster munitions, pointing to their use by Russia in Ukraine, but Biden’s decision has caused controversy among some Democrats who see it as…

Fear of Russia mutes South Caucasus responses

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CAUCASUS

Georgia's evolving position on the conflict has been confused: a refusal to support sanctions followed by a sudden application for EU membership. Armenia's moral qualms are…

Talking up Ukraine-Russia war risk is destabilising

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UKRAINE/RUSSIA

Assessing warlike talk in Russia and Ukraine.

Crisis becomes the 'new normal' in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Absent a coherent domestic opposition and international response, the crisis situation in Venezuela is becoming ‘normalised’ following President Nicolas Maduro’s May re-election…

Russia may undermine East European liberal democracy

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EASTERN EUROPE

Although Russian influence abroad has become a global concern in light of the US election hacking scandal, Central-Eastern Europe (CEE), which Moscow has traditionally seen as a…

Nigeria poll signals profound political shift

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NIGERIA

This is the first time that an opposition party has won a multi-party election in Nigeria. Popular support has never before trumped the advantages of incumbency which have…

Congo’s conflict between church and state may escalate

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Political protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Free speech in Tunisia will be contested

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TUNISIA

In November, the court had sentenced Ayari in absentia to three years in prison for defaming army officers and senior officials of the defence ministry. The penalty was reduced to…

West Africa standby force creation faces many hurdles

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WEST AFRICA

WEST AFRICA: Standby force creation faces many hurdles