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Santrich case to hinder reinvention of Colombia’s FARC

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COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA: Santrich case will hinder FARC’s reinvention

Leadership questions will distract Canada's opposition

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CANADA

Canada's main opposition parties -- the Conservatives and the NDP -- are entering a period of reconstruction and reinvention in the wake of October's election victory by Prime…

COVID-19 and protests will shake up US cities

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UNITED STATES

These factors are stoking the urban civil unrest that has flared across the country in the last fortnight. What had seemed a practical matter of managing COVID-19 and…

Nicaragua’s Sandinismo is unlikely to survive Ortega

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NICARAGUA

Parrales, an ally-turned-critic of President Daniel Ortega, is one of many to have fallen victim to the government’s crackdown on dissent. Their stories compound questions…

New York City faces a range of fiscal challenges

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UNITED STATES

Adams wants to tell potential migrants in the region that New York is “at capacity”. Last week’s heavy flooding underscored the frailties of the city’s 19th-century…

Moroccans face more political and economic stagnation

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MOROCCO

Although the economy is still faring better than others in North Africa, public discontent has increased. Significant segments of the population, especially in rural areas, are…

Italy’s next government rests on Draghi’s fortunes

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ITALY

This has put Salvini under pressure, though it has not weakened his support for Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government of national unity. Support for Draghi suggests the League…

Nigeria poll signals profound political shift

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NIGERIA

This is the first time that an opposition party has won a multi-party election in Nigeria. Popular support has never before trumped the advantages of incumbency which have…

A new Italian centre-right government could be weak

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ITALY

The last month has seen two important developments. First, polls suggest the combined vote for the centre-right is approaching the critical level needed for a majority. Second…

Nuclear climate ambitions to fall short globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Recent increases in fossil fuel prices have reinforced such claims by raising considerations of cost-effectiveness and energy security.