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Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…

Colombian border violence will worsen Venezuela crisis

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VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA

The closure of border crossings since March 2020 has fuelled violent competition for control of lucrative informal crossings (trochas) and frontier towns. However, the Venezuelan…

Foreign policy successes will bolster Iraq’s Kadhimi

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IRAQ

A succession of modest but diverse foreign policy successes is gradually strengthening Kadhimi’s domestic position. He is receiving strong backing from the United States, the Arab…

Prospects for Colombia and Venezuela to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Mutual suspicion nevertheless remains, and US priorities in the region will be a complicating factor, particularly in an election year.

International intervention will aid Venezuela's Maduro

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VENEZUELA

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled President Nicolas Maduro to stabilise his domestic position. The government is leveraging humanitarian needs to bypass US…

'Perfect storm' of Venezuela risks surround COVID-19

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VENEZUELA

Washington is increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro at a time of heightened vulnerability for both the Venezuelan government and people. It is a risky strategy on…

Venezuelan migrants face abuses at home and abroad

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VENEZUELA

However, the credibility of the campaign against President Nicolas Maduro’s government both within and outside Venezuela is undermined by the failure of Maduro’s critics to uphold…