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Ecuador prison crisis threatens to escalate

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ECUADOR

The attack, which involved drones, illustrates the evolving tactics of crime groups, and follows a string of violent, sometimes coordinated, incidents at prisons this year. These…

Canada drug legalisation will open a new industry

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CANADA

Cannabis legalisation in Canada.

Drug trafficking will worsen insecurity in Costa Rica

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COSTA RICA

Security officials blame the spike in violence on the influence of drug trafficking organisations (DTOs), which have long transited the country but which increasingly are vying to…

Argentine government has high hopes for PPP programme

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ARGENTINA

This first stage, with works expected to start in April 2018, will focus on the improvement of the road network. The PPP legislation was passed by Congress in November 2016 with…

Mexico’s Sheinbaum looks set to maintain AMLO’s legacy

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MEXICO

The constitution prohibits President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) from standing again. However, given his continuing personal popularity and dominance of the ruling National…

Putin is unlikely to tempt Russia’s wealthy to return

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RUSSIA

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Leonid Volkov, among others, contend that imposing sanctions on critics of the war is unfair, and that other sanctioned elites might be encouraged to…

Pre-election woes are rising in Trinidad and Tobago

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Fall-out from the recent scandals affecting the cabinet.

Namibia's SWAPO faces further damaging poll losses

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NAMIBIA

SWAPO lost its two-thirds majority in the main house of parliament last year and could also see its dominance in the second parliamentary chamber diminished. SWAPO's decline in…

Cosmetic changes will not save Venezuelan economy

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s economic adjustment, announced on August 17 by President Nicolas Maduro, has met with international scepticism. There is little confidence that the redenomination of…

Pakistan’s Khan will not challenge military's power

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PAKISTAN

Military influence in Pakistan.