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Mixed messaging will undermine US foreign policy

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UNITED STATES

US officials struggle to normalise Washington’s international agenda as the Trump administration looks inward

Alliances insure Tajikistan against Afghan spillover

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TAJIKISTAN

The Tajik government has broken with Russia, China, Iran and Uzbekistan by refusing to court the Taliban

Official aid is under pressure; private aid is growing

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INT

Large US budget cuts risk squeezing public foreign aid, but more private co-funding may fill some of the gap

Clampdowns boost appeal of secessionism in Africa

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AFRICA

But actual independence is difficult to accomplish

Ethiopia’s renewed conflict exposes wider fragilities

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ETHIOPIA

As renewed fighting in Tigray shatters hopes for a new peace process, the resurgence of other conflicts is also a risk

Pro-Iran militias will sap long-term Iraqi stability

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IRAQ

As tensions spike between Washington and Tehran, Baghdad faces a showdown with heavily armed Shia factions

Libya conflict hangs in the balance

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LIBYA

The fate of Libya turns on the conflicting interests of foreign and domestic actors

Afghan Taliban threat shows no sign of receding

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AFGHANISTAN

Despite more than 15 years of NATO deployment and US aid, Afghanistan is no closer to peace and stability

Syria’s complex conflicts show states have the edge

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SYRIA

A resurgent Damascus and increasingly committed foreign interventions are squeezing out non-state actors

Latin America's 'shadow governance' zones are unstable

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LATIN AMERICA

Turf wars and the evolution of armed groups threaten to trigger violent shifts in established illicitly-governed areas