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Ecuador’s military faces cuts as security risks build

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ECUADOR

Military pressures.

Mozambique's FRELIMO faces military intervention push

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MOZAMBIQUE

Oil and gas major Total has suspended work on its nearby liquefied natural gas (LNG) site, while a humanitarian crisis has worsened. Pressure for an external military intervention…

Lebanese Hezbollah will avoid post-Soleimani US fight

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LEBANON

Mass popular protests forced the resignation of the previous coalition government and threatened Hezbollah's domestic political hegemony. This comes as the movement leads calls…

Libyan energy ambitions will likely fall short

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LIBYA

Earlier, on January 7, NOC was forced to declare force majeure at Sharara oil field, the country’s largest, after protests shut it down. Oil and gas usually account for more than…

Iraq’s new premier will take drastic economic steps

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IRAQ

This follows a long vacuum after popular protests forced the resignation of Adel Abdel-Mahdi in November, and two earlier nominees failed to be confirmed. Kadhimi’s appointment…

Iraqi 2021 polls may help Sadrists but hurt austerity

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IRAQ

This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…

Burkinabe government will expand counterterrorism push

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BURKINA FASO

The new regional counterterrorism force is deemed necessary to counter increased terrorist attacks both within and across regional boundaries of the G5 states (Burkina Faso, Chad…

Iran will temporise over the broken pensions system

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IRAN

The country’s system of pension funds has long been close to bankruptcy, but awareness of the urgency of the issue has increased over the past year. Nonetheless, proposed pension…

Belarus leader looks to survive and avoid war

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BELARUS

Lukashenka told Aleynik, promoted from deputy minister, that his job "won't be easy" -- an understatement given the problems facing Belarus. More reliant than ever on Russia…

Pandemic, politics and protests will roil Tunisia

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TUNISIA

The impasse, which leaves Tunisia without a fully functioning government, is taking place against a backdrop of mounting popular protests over worsening economic conditions, the…