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Zambian elections: scenarios and challenges

There are indications possible post-electoral conflict will undermine democracy in the country with the population of 18,9 million, over 8 million of them eligible to cast their votes. Zambia's 2021…

August 13, 2021Zambia

Corruption Democracy

Guatemala: rotten to the core to bet that it could show signs of recovery

Guatemala is going through political turmoil amid total corruption and race for power by elites closely tied to the criminals. In the mid-run, there is no reason to believe the…

August 3, 2021FECI, Guatemala

Coup Democracy

Tunisia coup backed by Gulf monarchies jeopardizes the Arab Spring democratic gains

Tunisian resident Kais Saied’s move to ‘freeze’ the activities of the republican parliament and assume executive authority can be labeled as a coup that wipes out the country's gains since…

July 27, 2021Tunisia

Democracy Governance

Cuba protests: Havana regime cracks but tries to keep afloat with outside help

Protests in Cuba can result in foreign involvement as an attempt to support the communist regime on the island. Venezuela and Russia are the countries that can provide paramilitary forces…

July 15, 2021Cuba

Democracy Governance Opinion

Strong Russian Leadership and Relations with the West

One problem of Western policymakers is the desire to re-make Russia into a “democratic nation.” Such an approach has confounded US foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union.[1] Most importantly,…

July 9, 2021Russia

Democracy Drug trafficking Governance

Drug gangs along with local power brokers allegedly linked to assassination of Haitian president

Haitian president assassination was orchestrated by drug gangs, backed by some Haiti’s power brokers, as the attackers tried to indict the U.S. government of murder. Colombian and Venezuelan citizens, with drug…

July 9, 2021Colombia, Haiti, Venezuela

Democracy Governance

Monarchy in Eswatini about to fall, China-orchestrated

The last absolute monarchy of Africa remaining in Eswatini is on verge of collapse. Allegedly, Eswatini King Mswati III left the country, despite the government denies it. The immediate cause of the protest was…

July 1, 2021Eswatini

Democracy Governance

New Peruvian President might go back from campaign promises and switch to centric course

Despite leftist rhetoric, Peruvian President elect is likely to choose a centric political course and will not become a new regional Maduro. More than 18.8 million Peruvians voted in this…

June 16, 2021Peru

Democracy Governance

Gbagbo’s return to Côte d’Ivoire to increase tribal tensions in the country

His return is unlikely to facilitate reconciliation for political actors in the country. Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Cote d'Ivoire, who was recently acquitted of war crimes charges by…

June 15, 2021Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo

Democracy migration

Minsk effort to trigger migration crisis in the Baltics, to make for soft power shift in Belarus

Political turmoil in Belarus brought the Syrian emigration scenario to Lithuanian border. Despite the political unrest in Belarus, illegal migrants, eager to get across to Lithuania, mostly come from Asia…

June 11, 2021Belarus, Lithuania, Lukashenko

Democracy

Zambian elections: scenarios and challenges

Guatemala: rotten to the core to bet that it could show signs of recovery

Tunisia coup backed by Gulf monarchies jeopardizes the Arab Spring democratic gains

Cuba protests: Havana regime cracks but tries to keep afloat with outside help

Strong Russian Leadership and Relations with the West

Drug gangs along with local power brokers allegedly linked to assassination of Haitian president

Monarchy in Eswatini about to fall, China-orchestrated

New Peruvian President might go back from campaign promises and switch to centric course

Gbagbo’s return to Côte d’Ivoire to increase tribal tensions in the country

Minsk effort to trigger migration crisis in the Baltics, to make for soft power shift in Belarus

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