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Displacement crisis will cloud Burkina Faso’s polls

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BURKINA FASO

Displacement has shot up drastically since early 2019, thanks to insecurity in the north and east of the country, especially. Besides the serious short-term impacts on the economy…

Myanmar election fears could mar post-poll politics

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MYANMAR

Myanmar election administration concerns.

Lebanese Christian party will seek sectarian revenge

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LEBANON

LEBANON: Christian party will seek sectarian revenge

The fall of Iraq’s Sunni speaker shows systemic risks

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Fall of the Sunni speaker shows systemic risks

Martial law in Kokang will aggrieve Myanmar insurgents

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CHINA/MYANMAR

CHINA/MYANMAR: Martial law will aggrieve insurgents

Iraq’s premier will struggle to keep Kurdish ties

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IRAQ

IRAQ: The premier will struggle to keep Kurdish ties

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

The coming year will see many come to a head, with potentially far-reaching consequences.

Erdogan may forestall deterioration with 2021 election

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TURKEY

He also withdrew Turkey from a convention protecting women and sexual minorities, while the chief prosecutor filed a case to close the main Kurdish opposition party. These…

Islamic State may see a limited Iraq-Syria resurgence

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IRAQ/SYRIA

Enabled in part by responses to the pandemic, 2020 saw a temporary surge in IS assaults across rural areas of Iraq and Syria. Attacks have also again become more coordinated and…