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Security force abuses in the Sahel will persist

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SAHEL

The report adds to a chorus of local and international voices denouncing such abuses as both morally repugnant and strategically wrong. Amid a broader trend of abuses that…

Malian military unlikely to surrender political role

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MALI

Their arrests followed a cabinet reshuffle which sidelined two ministers, both army officers and allies of Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the August 2020 coup that resulted in the…

Prospects for South-east Asia in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for South-east Asia in the third quarter.

Armenia-Azerbaijan deal starts looking possible

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ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN

Pashinyan appears to be considering a proposal to withdraw support for a separate Karabakh state and recognise it as Azerbaijani territory. After Pashinyan met Azerbaijani…

Beya’s arrest may presage authoritarian drift in Congo

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Beya was a central figure within Tshisekedi’s administration and, with decades of experience, one of its most capable security experts. His sudden fall from grace has generated…

Prospects for Turkey to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Prospects for Turkey to end-2020.

Canada budget benefits from higher government revenues

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CANADA

Promising to foster post-pandemic growth, the Liberal government is increasing spending on green technology and climate change mitigation, but the focus of the budget is on social…

International intervention will aid Venezuela's Maduro

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VENEZUELA

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled President Nicolas Maduro to stabilise his domestic position. The government is leveraging humanitarian needs to bypass US…

Armed groups will keep dominating southern Libya

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LIBYA

As a result, illicit economies have provided livelihoods to locals for years, fuelling ethnic and tribal competition. Τhe inability of Libyan authorities to project power in the…

Lebanese army victory could help end political crisis

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LEBANON

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are reeling from Saudi Arabia's decision in February to freeze a 3-billion-dollar arms package following Beirut's failure to condemn an attack on…