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South Africa army deployment will not end gang threat

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SOUTH AFRICA

A week earlier, troops from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) arrived in the Western Cape province for an initial three-month deployment to help quell gang violence…

Outside actors will take a cautious approach to Haiti

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HAITI

The formation of a unity government under interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry may stave off a downward political spiral temporarily. However, other challenges -- including mounting…

Military profile rises but coup is unlikely in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The political role of the armed forces.

Intervention in The Gambia may prove unique

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GAMBIA

For over a month, Jammeh rebuffed diplomatic efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to accept Adama Barrow's victory in the December 1 presidential…

Protest call may signal balance of power in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The Lopez intervention comes at a difficult time for President Nicolas Maduro amid popular frustration with rising inflation and steep falls in the value of the local currency…

Zimbabwean transition faces competing power centres

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ZIMBABWE

The military intervention, which the army insists is not a 'coup', followed a week after Mugabe controversially dismissed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa after allegations by…

US action against jihadists rests on politics, not law

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UNITED STATES

Senate Republicans have reopened the legal debate over the power of AUMFs and the ability of presidents to send forces anywhere at any time unilaterally. The debate has…

Ivanovic killing may slow EU path of Kosovo and Serbia

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

The prominent ethnic Serb politician’s assassination has shaken Kosovo. It is unclear which of Ivanovic’s many enemies ordered the killing. His death complicates Kosovo’s…

Ugandan intervention may not boost Congo’s security

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The offensive comes after Uganda suffered multiple bomb attacks in October and November, which it blamed on ADF rebels. It also comes half a year into a military ‘state of siege’…

Dialogue deadlock raises political stakes in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The dialogue between the government and opposition convened in the Dominican Republic has broken down amid mutual recriminations. The government will press ahead with the…