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Tripoli-based government will face legitimacy issues

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LIBYA

LIBYA: Tripoli's government faces legitimacy issues

Maghreb smuggling crackdown may trigger border unrest

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MAGHREB

The growing problem of the informal economy in the Maghreb.

Iraqi measures to rein in militias will be cosmetic

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IRAQ

Meanwhile, concern is growing that Israel is mounting regular airstrikes on Iran-backed militia bases inside Iraq. The conflict against Islamic State (IS) led to the emergence of…

Drugs gangs will pose increasing Chile security risks

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CHILE

This affects particularly northern Chile and Santiago. It is reflected in an increase in violent crime and, in some places dominated by the cartels, a loss of state control.

Oman will defend its interests on the Yemen border

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YEMEN/OMAN

Muscat is deeply concerned about the Yemen conflict's potential for cross-border and regional destabilisation. In recent months, the Saudi-led coalition backing the…

Migrants will not stop at Balkan borders

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AUSTRIA/BALKANS

Since the introduction of restrictions at the end of February, migrant flows through the Balkans have fallen sharply. Yet the solution to one problem has created others. Migrants…

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…

Mozambique's FRELIMO faces military intervention push

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MOZAMBIQUE

Oil and gas major Total has suspended work on its nearby liquefied natural gas (LNG) site, while a humanitarian crisis has worsened. Pressure for an external military intervention…

Regional policies will fail Central American migrants

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MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA

Mexico is becoming a buffer zone for thousands of US-bound Central American migrants.

Migrant surge into EU refines people-smuggling

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INTERNATIONAL

In 2014, more than 280,000 illegal migrants were detected at EU borders, according to the European border agency Frontex. The record numbers raise concerns ranging from the threat…