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Nigeria's police protests point to wider frustrations

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's police are the most tangible face of daily misgovernance for its citizens. Yet the recent ‘#EndSARS’ protest movement that has gained global attention is not closely…

United Kingdom may rethink counterterrorism strategy

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UNITED KINGDOM

It was the first terrorist attack in London since the July 7, 2005 bombings, and the first attack subsequently claimed by Islamic State (IS) in the United Kingdom.

EU security agency is unlikely despite terror risks

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EU

The November Paris terrorist attacks are giving increased urgency to ongoing reforms of Europol, already given impetus by other implemented or foiled terrorist attacks in the EU…

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Banned vote sets Catalonia on independence path

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SPAIN

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said his government would “act at the end of this week or the beginning of next”, after more than 2 million Catalans voted for independence on…

New Zealand’s ties reset with Pacific will take time

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NEW ZEALAND/PACIFIC

New Zealand's foreign policy towards the Pacific region.

COVID-19 could reconfigure African foreign relations

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AFRICA

Africa COVID-19 diplomacy.

Malaysian opposition grouping unlikely to oust Najib

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MALAYSIA

Cooperative measures among Malaysian opposition parties and civil society groups.

New talks increase prospects of a Brexit trade deal

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EU/UK

At a meeting on June 15 with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated he wanted a deal despite previous threats to abandon the…

Congo's Kabila will use Kasai violence to linger

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Violence has escalated dramatically and displaced nearly one million people in four central provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Kasai, Kasai-Central…