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Elections Without Choice: Power, Ethnicity, and Foreign Influence in Congo-Brazzaville

Presidential elections are scheduled in the Republic of the Congo in 2026. Incumbent president Denis Sassou Nguesso, in power continuously since 1997 (and earlier from 1979–1992), is widely expected to run again…

December 12, 2025Congo-Brazzaville

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A Narco-State in Flux: Why the 2025 Guinea-Bissau Coup Creates Space for Russian Influence

26–27 November 2025, the army ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and installed Gen. Horta N’Ta Na Man as transitional leader. Guinea-Bissau is a small, chronically unstable state where three fault lines overlap:…

November 27, 2025Guinea-Bissau

Corruption Democracy Propaganda and Disinformation

The Red Cross Under Moscow’s Control: Risks for the Global Humanitarian System

The Russian Red Cross (RRC) continues to receive international funding despite evidence of its close cooperation with pro-Kremlin structures and its involvement in projects on the occupied territories of Ukraine.In…

November 26, 2025RedCross, Russia, Ukraine

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Kosovo’s political reset: what the dissolution of parliament reveals about governance and crisis

Before dissolving parliament, President Osmani urged deputies to pass a budget extension, an appeal that underscored how fragile the moment has become. Without it, Kosovo enters the new year unable…

November 20, 2025Kosovo

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The Doppelgänger War and fake media rewriting the truth in the Balkans

Across Europe, and increasingly in the Balkans, a new weapon of influence is spreading: Doppelgänger media. These are not crude propaganda blogs or bot accounts. They are digital twins of…

November 18, 2025

Democracy Governance

Guinea-Bissau’s November Elections: Actors, Trends, Risks, Scenarios, Foreign Influence, Consequences

Guinea-Bissau heads to simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on 23 November 2025 (with a possible second presidential round on 30 November) under highly contentious conditions: the opposition’s main force (PAIGC/Pai Terra Ranka)…

November 10, 2025Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea’s December 2025 Election: Actors, Ethnic Fault Lines, Foreign Stakes, Consequences

Presidential election set for 28 December 2025, the first vote since the Sept-2021 coup. A new constitution approved on 21 September 2025 (turnout reported 86%, 89% “Yes”) reshaped the rules—7-year presidential term (renewable…

November 4, 2025Guinea

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Serbia’s Student Uprising One Year On: A Crisis of Legitimacy for Vučić

Serbia one year after the student uprising: November 1 protest set to shake the regime In November 2024, mass protests erupted in Novi Sad after a tent collapsed at the city’s…

November 3, 2025Serbia

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Institutional paralysis in Kosovo – Causes and Consequences

Judging by the current political dynamics, Kosovo appears to be entering one of the most complex periods since its declaration of independence. Following the latest parliamentary elections, the process of…

October 31, 2025Kosovo

Democracy Governance

Cameroon’s 2025 Presidential Election: Results, Reactions, and Implications

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council declared 92-year-old President Paul Biya the winner of the October 12, 2025 presidential election, securing 53.66% of the vote. Biya, Africa’s oldest and one of its longest-ruling leaders, thus earned…

October 29, 2025Cameroon

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Elections Without Choice: Power, Ethnicity, and Foreign Influence in Congo-Brazzaville

A Narco-State in Flux: Why the 2025 Guinea-Bissau Coup Creates Space for Russian Influence

The Red Cross Under Moscow’s Control: Risks for the Global Humanitarian System

Kosovo’s political reset: what the dissolution of parliament reveals about governance and crisis

The Doppelgänger War and fake media rewriting the truth in the Balkans

Guinea-Bissau’s November Elections: Actors, Trends, Risks, Scenarios, Foreign Influence, Consequences

Guinea’s December 2025 Election: Actors, Ethnic Fault Lines, Foreign Stakes, Consequences

Serbia’s Student Uprising One Year On: A Crisis of Legitimacy for Vučić

Institutional paralysis in Kosovo – Causes and Consequences

Cameroon’s 2025 Presidential Election: Results, Reactions, and Implications

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