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Regime in Mali wends Syria’s way

Mali's military junta puts aside democratic path of development. The military, backed by policy-makers from abroad, step up control over the government and set up authoritarian power in the region. The…

January 5, 2022Mali

Coup Estimates Governance

The possible failure of Sudanese democracy future

Sudan was plunged into further political turmoil when Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned, citing his failure to ensure a peaceful transition to democracy. With his resignation, Sudan appears to have once again…

January 3, 2022Sudan

Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Russian propaganda gets involved in smearing Bridget Macron before the upcoming presidential election

There are all grounds to assume that Moscow is involved in smear camping against the wife of French President Emanuel Macron, thereby to decrease the chances of the sitting French…

December 24, 2021France, Russia

Estimates Governance

Seeking alternative interlocutors in Russia

As so-called transfer in Russia is oncoming and relations between the Kremlin and the West are strained, possibilities open up for talks with some Russian leaders, likely to seek for…

December 22, 2021Russia

Geopolitics

Russia’s fear has a quick ear

Russia sent to Washington its security guarantees draft agreements with the United States and NATO. One of the draft clauses is having NATO’s guarantees of non-expansion on the territory of…

December 21, 2021Russia, Ukraine

Geoeconomics

Iran to enlarge terrorist and proxy activity financing with IRGC’s shadow economy next year

To avoid sanctions and enlarge ability to finance terrorist, proxies’ activity and WMD development programs Iran will expand illegal trade operations under IRGC umbrella next year. It may indicate that…

December 17, 2021Iran, Sanctions

Conflict Governance

Bosnian Serbs’ secession from BiH might be a part of the Kremlin-China multimove game

Russia fuels the conflict in the Balkans in order to divert attention from the situation on its border with Ukraine. The Kremlin believes that escalating the Balkan conflict and attacking…

December 15, 2021Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia

Geopolitics Governance

France risks to lose New Caledonia to China amid ‘no’ referendum results

There are fears that renewed tensions could even spark a return of the kind of violence last seen 30 years ago, before the feuding parties reached successive deals to ensure the island group's…

December 15, 2021China, France, New Caledonia

Nonproliferation Terrorism

TTP’s step-up threatens Pakistani control of its nuclear weapon

Seizure of Afghan territory by Taliban brought safety concern to Pakistan, mostly over its nuclear capacity. Taliban militants in Pakistan declared an end to a month-long ceasefire arranged with the…

December 13, 2021Pakistan, Taliban

Democracy Geopolitics

Libyan elections: red flags and precedents

Despite facing two counts of crimes against humanity, murder and persecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC), allegedly committed in 2011 in Libya, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of the late…

December 8, 2021Libya

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