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Insecurity and response pose risks in El Salvador

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EL SALVADOR

Insecurity poses a challenge for President Nayib Bukele, who has made considerable political capital from a downward trend in violence over his term in office. While the…

Prospects for Western Europe in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Western Europe in 2019.

Progress on EU-Swiss deal remains a distance away

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EU/SWITZERLAND

Political divisions in Switzerland have put the deal on hold. By threatening some of Switzerland's existing privileges, the Commission is seeking to increase the pressure for the…

South African government’s GBV plans may disappoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

Although President Cyril Ramaphosa has publicly committed to increase funding to combat what he calls South Africa’s “second pandemic”, there is a lack of transparency in how the…

Swedish minority government will hold together for now

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SWEDEN

Curbing immigration is a central element in the agreement between the minority government and the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) to secure their support in parliament. One year…

Poe will be decisive in Philippines 2016 election

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PHILIPPINES

Update on the outlook for the 2016 presidential elections.

New government will strengthen EU values in Lithuania

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LITHUANIA

The Homeland Union-Christian Democrat (TS-LDK)-led government sworn in on December 11 will make no changes to Lithuania’s US- and EU-aligned and anti-Moscow foreign policy. The…

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Lithuania will try to fend off migrants from Belarus

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LITHUANIA

Only eight came in March. The numbers rose markedly after the West's angry reaction in May to Belarus's diversion of an international flight to detain an opposition activist. This…

Fight is on to keep Romanian politicians accountable

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ROMANIA

Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea’s response that the protests are part of an attempted coup suggests he will not compromise. Within the new ruling coalition…